The romantic East: Burma, Assam, & Kashmir - Khamkoo

PREFACE
The Romantic East is a narrative of a tour in
Burma, Assam, and Kashmir, and it
completes
the series begun in Around the World through
Japan and continued in India of To-day.
The romantic side of Burma is to be found in
its people,
spoiled by
who are of all Oriental races the least
contact with the West. The romance
of Kashmir lies in the country itself, while the
romance of Assam is a purely commercial one,
connected with the tea industry.
The Romantic East offers some guidance as
to what may be seen during a short tour ;
and
it will serve a useful purpose
if it induces those
who intend to travel at some future time to
mature their plans in the present,
for now is
the time to visit Burma and Kashmir before the
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