Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844-1846 [Paperback]

Evariste-Regis Huc (Author), Joseph Gabet (Author)

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Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (October 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486254380
• ISBN-13: 978-0486254388
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,648,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two travellers on an epic journey in an antique land, September 20, 1997

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This review is from: Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844-1846 (Paperback)

I got this book because I was researching central Asia, and then didn't read it for a couple of years. When I finally did, I couldn't put it down. This is a true account by two French priests who travelled by camel and horse, first to Mongolia and then to Tibet in the 1840s. What they saw and did is fabulously interesting, but the joy of this book is that it's wonderfully written. Huc, who actually wrote it, is a kind of 19th Century Paul Theroux, but without the sour attitude. This book is a great read

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book about a beautiful trip..., April 12, 2002

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This review is from: Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844-1846 (Paperback)

Is there anyone who has traveled in Thibet in our days and
reached that famous place in Amdo and has seen the tree
with the letters on the leaves?