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Le Strange, Guy—continued.
central Asia from the Moslem conquest to the time of
Timur. 1905. (Cambridge geographical series.) 915 L65
"Mr. Le Strange takes the books of the Arabic geographers and travellers,
works out, province by province, the material which they give—
routes, boundaries, town-sites, etc.—and, with the assistance of the
reports of recent travellers, lays it down on the maps which we have.
With this he combines an immense mass of information, historical,
descriptive, economic, manufacturing, agricultural, drawn from the
same sources." Nation, 1905.
Lindt, J.W.
Picturesque New Guinea; with an historical introduction
and supplementary chapters on the manners and customs
of the Papuans. 1887 q9i9-5 L72
Very fully illustrated.
Mael, Pierre, (pseud, of Charles Causse).
Land of tawny beasts; tr. by E. L. Cary. 1895
9 x 5-4 M24
Exciting adventures told in the form of a story, of a party of tourists
in India. Their experiences include mountain climbing in the Himalayas.
Malcolm, Napier.
Five years in a Persian town. 1905 9 x 5-5 M28
Author was a missionary in Yezd. Gives an excellent idea of Persian
character and life.
Maltzan, Heinrich, freiherr von.
Meine wallfahrt nach Mekka; reise in der kiistengegend
und im innern von Hedschas. 2v. in I. 1865
9J5-3 M31
Meakin, Budgett.
Life in Morocco and glimpses beyond. 1905
9 ID -4 M55I
Though the author has already written three weighty tomes upon
Morocco, he yet finds much unknown to the tourist. Perhaps this
is the best of his works upon the Moors and their land. The most
interesting chapters are those on domestic life, which he knows well
in all its aspects. Condensed from Saturday review, 1906.
Meignan, Victor.
From Paris to Pekin over Siberian snows; ed. from the
French by William Conn. 1885
915 M57
"Lively record of travel...but quite devoid of literary or scientific
value." Athena-um, 1886.
Oliphant, Laurence.
Land of Khemi; up and down the middle Nile. 1882 gi6.2 O23
Mr Oliphant visited many places which are off the beaten track of
the tourist. He describes at some length the Fayum, a province of
Egypt southwest of Cairo.
Outram, James.
In the heart of the Canadian Rockies. 1905
9I7-" O32
Prinsep, Valentine Cameron.
Imperial India; an artist's journal, illustrated by numerous
sketches taken at the courts of the principal chiefs
in India. 1879 915-4 P95
Prinsep received a commission from the Indian government to paint
a picture of the Delhi durbar for the queen. In this way he came
in contact with many native rulers and had unusual and interesting
experiences.
Taylor, J3ayard.
Visit to India, China and Japan in the year 1853. 1855. .gi5 T25V
Full of descriptions of scenery and places, and incidents illustrating the
life and manners of the people.
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