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The Yangtze Valley and Beyond

Graham Earnshaw

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Isabella Bird 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.

Language: English

Pages: 500

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Earnshaw Books

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN: 988173262X

ISBN 13: 9789881732620

The Yangtze Valley and Beyond

Graham Earnshaw

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Isabella Bird 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.

Language: English

Pages: 500

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Earnshaw Books

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN: 988173262X

ISBN 13: 9789881732620

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