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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.

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One of the most formidable, intelligent and intrepid human beings I have ever come across. Isabella's account of her trip through China is a classic of travel writing.A" -Graham Earnshaw, author, The Great Walk of China

Yangtze Valley and Beyond

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    A Paperback by Isabella L. Bird, Graham Earnshaw

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      Publisher: SinoMedia Holdings (HK) Limited
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/01/2008
      ISBN13: 9789881732620, 978-9881732620
      ISBN10: 988173262X
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      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      One of the most formidable, intelligent and intrepid human beings I have ever come across. Isabella's account of her trip through China is a classic of travel writing.A" -Graham Earnshaw, author, The Great Walk of China

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