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From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows / A Narrative of a Journey by Sledge over the Snows of European Russia and Siberia, by Caravan Through Mongolia, Across the Gobi Desert and the Great Wall, and by Mule Palanquin Through China to Pekin

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By Victor Meignan
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The author recounts a long winter expedition from western Europe across Russia and Siberia, continuing by caravan through Mongolia, the Gobi Desert and past the Great Wall, and finally traveling by mule palanquin into Pekin. The narrative combines day-to-day travel episodes, practical detail about routes, transport, climate and customs, and vivid descriptions of landscapes, settlements and local peoples. Encounters, minor adventures and reflections on authority, independence and cultural contrasts recur alongside sketches, maps and illustrative notes that orient readers to the journey's stages.

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Title: From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows

Author: Victor Meignan

Release date: February 27, 2015 [eBook #48373]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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FROM PARIS TO PEKIN OVER
SIBERIAN SNOWS.

THE MONASTERY OF TROITSA.

[Frontispiece.

FROM PARIS TO PEKIN
OVER SIBERIAN SNOWS.

A NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY BY SLEDGE OVER THE SNOWS OF EUROPEAN
RUSSIA AND SIBERIA, BY CARAVAN THROUGH MONGOLIA,
ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT AND THE GREAT WALL,
AND BY MULE PALANQUIN THROUGH
CHINA TO PEKIN.

BY
VICTOR MEIGNAN,

EDITED FROM THE FRENCH BY
WILLIAM CONN.
With supplementary notes not contained in the original edition.

WITH A MAP AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM
SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR AND OTHERS.

LONDON:
W. SWAN SONNENSCHEIN AND CO.,
PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
1885.

Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Limited, London and Aylesbury.