Travels in Tartary Thibet and China, Volume Two - 1844-1846 (Hardcover)

'To read it is like seeing the scenes described' Evening Standard
'One of the world's best travel books' Spectator 'The work remains a classic worthy of reproduction' The Times Published to critical acclaim and well known for many years afterwards this account of the journey across Mongolia to Lhasa in the early nineteenth century owes much of its success to the literary skills of its authors, made available in English for the first time by William Hazlitt and Paul Pelliot.
Among other topics the chapters cover: The French mission of Peking, Tartar manners and customs, festivals, an interview with a Tibetan Lama, the flooding of the Yellow River, Tartar veterinary surgeons, irrigation projects, comparative studies between Catholicism and Buddhism, war between two living Buddhas, and the Chinese account of Tibet.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	2014
Authors:	Gabet • Huc
Editors:	Paul Pelliot
Translators:	William Hazlitt
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	420
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-34484-5
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	0-415-34484-0
Barcode:	9780415344845

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