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

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.