Fred Burnaby, six feet four in his socks, was the strongest man in the British Army. A debonair officer, notable swordsman, horseman, admirer of pretty women, notable linguist, intrepid balloonist, player of the cornet and traveller extraordinary, his personality lights up A Ride to Khiva. In December 1875 upon a whim he set out on horseback to Khiva in Central Asia, braving depths of the Russian winter. This splendid book is a thrilling tale of extraordinary adventures.