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An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet By: Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1865-1924) |
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[Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration: THE AUTHOR, FEBRUARY, 1897] [Illustration: THE AUTHOR, OCTOBER, 1897] AN EXPLORER'S ADVENTURES IN TIBET by A. HENRY SAVAGE LANDOR Author of "In the Forbidden Land" "The Gems of the East" etc. etc. With Illustrations by the Author Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London MCMX Copyright, 1910, by Harper & Brothers All rights reserved Published April, 1910. Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE PREFACE vii I. A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY 1 II. AN UNKNOWN PASS 10 III. A NARROW ESCAPE 20 IV. WATCHED BY SPIES 29 V. WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS 37 VI. ENCOUNTER WITH A HIGH TIBETAN OFFICIAL 47 VII. AN EXCITING NIGHT JOURNEY 58 VIII. HUNGRY FUGITIVES 67 IX. AN ATTEMPT AT MUTINY 79 X. AMONG ENEMIES AND ROBBERS 90 XI. IN STRANGE COMPANY 102 XII. AMONG THE LAMAS 113 XIII. LIFE IN THE MONASTERIES 126 XIV. ANOTHER DISASTER 136 XV. FOLLOWED BY TIBETAN SOLDIERS 150 XVI. FIRST WHITE MAN IN THE SACRED PROVINCE 163 XVII. DISASTER AT THE RIVER 176 XVIII. CAPTURED 191 XIX. THREATS OF DEATH 203 XX. A TERRIBLE RIDE 210 XXI. THE EXECUTIONER 220 XXII. A CHARMED LIFE 233 XXIII. LED TO THE FRONTIER 245 XXIV. WITH FRIENDS AT LAST 257 APPENDIX 267 ILLUSTRATIONS THE AUTHOR Frontispiece INVOLUNTARY TOBOGGANING Facing p. 10 AT NIGHT I LED MY MEN UP THE MOUNTAIN IN A FIERCE SNOW STORM " 64 BEHIND OUR BULWARKS " 76 THE BANDITS LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS " 102 A NATURAL CASTLE " 136 CAMP WITH GIGANTIC INSCRIPTIONS " 142 TORRENTIAL RAIN " 150 TIBETAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN " 174 PURCHASING PONIES " 192 I WAS A PRISONER " 194 DRAGGED INTO THE SETTLEMENT " 196 CHANDEN SING BEING FLOGGED " 202 THE RIDE ON A SPIKED SADDLE " 218 WE ATTACKED OUR GUARD WITH STONES " 254 CLIFF HABITATIONS " 262 PREFACE This book deals chiefly with the author's adventures during a journey taken in Tibet in 1897, when that country, owing to religious fanaticism, was closed to strangers. For the scientific results of the expedition, for the detailed description of the customs, manners, etc., of the people, the larger work, entitled In the Forbidden Land (Harper & Brothers, publishers), by the same author, should be consulted. During that journey of exploration the author made many important geographical discoveries, among which may be mentioned: ( a ) The discovery of the two principal sources of the Great Brahmaputra River, one of the four largest rivers in the world... Continue reading book >>
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