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This 1889 book describes an unusual overland journey from Beijing
to Calais, undertaken in 1887 by Harry de Windt (1856-1933), an
explorer and travel writer, who later went from Paris to New York,
also (mostly) by land. From a military family, he was the
brother-in-law and aide-de-camp of Charles Brooke, the Rajah of
Sarawak, but his official duties left him with plenty of time for
eye-catching journeys like this one. His only guidebook was John
Bell's 1763 account of travelling from St Petersburg to Beijing
across Siberia, but with advice on the route from a Russian embassy
official, de Windt set out from Gravesend with a companion to sail
to China and commence the land journey back. Filled with anecdotes
and observations (occasionally tinged with condescension), the book
is an entertaining account not only of the journey but of the
lands, people and customs that de Windt encountered.
Harry de Windt (1856-1933) war ein franzosische-britischer
Entdecker und Schriftsteller. Er unternahm lange Reisen uber den
gesamten Globus und schrieb seine Erfahrungen nieder. In dem
vorliegenden Buch aus dem Jahre 1903 geht es um seine Reise von
Europa nach Amerika, auf der er versuchte herauszufinden, inwieweit
es moglich ware, eine Eisenbahnlinie zu konstruieren, die Paris und
New York miteinander verbindet. Auch aus heutiger Sicht handelt es
sich dabei immer noch um eine faszinierende Vorstellung. Dieses
Buch liegt hier in englischer Sprache vor. Harry de Windt
(1856-1933) was a French-British explorer and author. He undertook
long journeys across the globe and wrote books about his
experiences. This book from 1903 is about his journey from Europe
to USA, where he tried to find out the possible way to construct a
railway line, which would connect Paris and New York. From today's
perspective, this is still a fascinating idea.
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