The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, Through the Upper Valleys of the HimálayaBlackwood, 1875 - 475 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 79–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... traveller meets with , his means of conveyance , and his mode of life . In attempting this I have had to struggle with what a kindly critic has called " the utterly unknown , ” and have been compelled , as a necessary part of the ...
... traveller meets with , his means of conveyance , and his mode of life . In attempting this I have had to struggle with what a kindly critic has called " the utterly unknown , ” and have been compelled , as a necessary part of the ...
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... traveller who desires to make a reputation for himself by his explorations , his case is even worse . Kafiristan , Chinese Tibet , and the very centre of Africa , indeed remain for him ; but , wherever he may go , he cannot escape the ...
... traveller who desires to make a reputation for himself by his explorations , his case is even worse . Kafiristan , Chinese Tibet , and the very centre of Africa , indeed remain for him ; but , wherever he may go , he cannot escape the ...
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... travellers until we have overcome the difficulty of flying through the air . Especially are such regions to be found in the Himalaya — which , according to the Sanscrit , lit- erally means " The Abode of Snow " -and indeed in the whole ...
... travellers until we have overcome the difficulty of flying through the air . Especially are such regions to be found in the Himalaya — which , according to the Sanscrit , lit- erally means " The Abode of Snow " -and indeed in the whole ...
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... burning land , which , a few years ago , pre- sented formidable obstacles to even the most eager traveller . On the great routes over the vast plains of Hindústhan there is no necessity now for riding twenty miles BOMBAY TO ALLAHABAD . 5.
... burning land , which , a few years ago , pre- sented formidable obstacles to even the most eager traveller . On the great routes over the vast plains of Hindústhan there is no necessity now for riding twenty miles BOMBAY TO ALLAHABAD . 5.
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... traveller has often to pass suddenly from ovenlike places into cold winds , and mal- aria is still rife . It is extremely dangerous to enter some of the most interesting parts of India , such as BOMBAY TO ALLAHABAD . 7.
... traveller has often to pass suddenly from ovenlike places into cold winds , and mal- aria is still rife . It is extremely dangerous to enter some of the most interesting parts of India , such as BOMBAY TO ALLAHABAD . 7.
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The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the ... Andrew Wilson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1875 |
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