The Yangtze Valley and Beyond.
An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and among the Man-tze of the Somo Territory.
Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, China, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, History, Asian
| Author: | Isabella Bishop | ISBN: | 9780543014009 |
| Publisher: | Adegi Graphics LLC | Publication: | October 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Elibron | Language: | English |
| Author: | Isabella Bishop |
| ISBN: | 9780543014009 |
| Publisher: | Adegi Graphics LLC |
| Publication: | October 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Elibron |
| Language: | English |
Elibron Classics. Replica of 1899 edition by John Murray, London.
This book includes maps available as a free download.
This is an Illustrated edition.
Isabella Lucy Bird (15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904) was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey, Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasions when she is almost killed by anti-foreign mobs. It many ways, Isabella created the model for travel writing today, and this one of her greatest works.
Elibron Classics. Replica of 1899 edition by John Murray, London.
This book includes maps available as a free download.
This is an Illustrated edition.
Isabella Lucy Bird (15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904) was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey, Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasions when she is almost killed by anti-foreign mobs. It many ways, Isabella created the model for travel writing today, and this one of her greatest works.
