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In the Far East / A Narrative of Exploration and Adventure in Cochin-China, Cambodia, Laos, and Siam

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An expeditionary travel narrative traces an ascent of the Mekong and journeys across Cochin-China, Cambodia, Laos, and Siam, combining vivid descriptions of river navigation, rapids, islands, and dense forests with observations of local customs, ceremonies, and village life. The author details boat techniques, logistical hardships, natural history, and encounters with monuments and ancient ruins, offering ethnographic and geographic notes alongside episodic travel scenes. Illustrative accounts of markets, temples, and provincial centers punctuate reflections on the difficulties and discoveries of exploration in a remote, little-charted region.

List of Illustrations.

LAOTIAN BOAT DESCENDING A RAPID,Frontispiece
SCENE ON THE MEKONG,13
PEACOCK-HUNTING,29
MOUNTAIN-PEAK NEAR BASSAC,33
FUNERAL CEREMONY OF THE LAOTIANS,37
CORONATION OF THE KING OF OUBON,45
ANNAMITES AT LAKON,51
NATURAL PILLAR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LAKON,55
TAPPING THE BORASSUS PALM,59
BUDDHIST TAT AT NONG KAY,63
MONASTERY OF WAT SISAKET,67
PASSAGE OF A RAPID,71
RICE-FIELD AND PAGODA AT MUONG MAI,75
PAGODA AT PAK LAY,79
BAMBOO BRIDGE AT XIENG KHONG,83
FOREST ROAD NEAR MUONG LIM,87
A NIGHT HALT NEAR SIEM-LAP,91
TRAVELLING IN A RAVINE NEAR SOP YONG,95
INTERVIEW WITH THE KING OF MUONG YOU,99
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE AND RICE-FIELDS NEAR POU-EUL,103
VALLEY OF KON-TCHANG,109
CROSSING A RAVINE,113
MERCHANT TRAIN IN YUNNAN,137
ANNAMITE LADY AND HER SERVANT,141
CHINESE HOUSE AT KHOLEN,151
VINH-LONG,163
SCENE AT TAYNINH,167
CHINESE MERCHANTS OF SAIGON,173