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.
- ISBN13 9789881732620
- Publish Date 30 January 2008 (first published 1 August 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country HK
- Imprint SinoMedia Holdings (HK) Limited
- Format Paperback
- Pages 500
- Language English