Asia

• This edition includes the following editor’s introduction: China in the 19th century, the historical context in which ‘Village Life in China’ was written

First published in 1889, …

Jeremiah Curtin (6 September 1835 – 14 December 1906) was an American ethnographer, folklorist, and translator. Curtin had an abiding interest in languages and was conversant with several. From 1883 …

Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the heart of Malaysia as you delve into the pages of the captivating ”Kuala Lumpur Travel Guide.” Prepare to be enthralled by the iconic Arulmigu Murugan Statu …

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan  is a travel diary written by Isabella Bird of her trip to Japan in 1878, at the age of 47. It was first published in English in 1881. Isabella Lucy Bird (15 October 183 …

The trains pass by the ancient shrines of the wayside with no tarrying for moments of contemplation. Today a samurai, with a newspaper under one arm and a lunch box under the other—his two swor …

Within weeks, the Takers arrived to capture confused and terrified Indian children. The young were shipped to boarding schools back East, where they were to be stripped of their tribal identities and …

Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East written by an international writer Lafcadio Hearn. This book is one of many works by him. It has already Published in 1897. Now re …

Peter Goullart was brought up in the Orient and spent most of his life there. This book describes his years in the ancient forgotten Chinese kingdom of Nakhi in Yunnan, by the Tibetan border, where, …

‘From the Caves and Jungles of the Hindostan’ is a literary work by the founder of the Theosophical Society Helena Blavatsky. She published it under the pen name Radda Bai in serial in …

Edwin Dingle’s book China on Foot details his trip through Hong Kong and Shanghai, and finally into Tibet, where he would be one of the first Westerners to enter a Tibetan Monastery. There he learned …