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Among the Tibetans is an Asian travel classic by Isabella L. Bird. The Vale of Kashmir is too well known to require description. It is the 'happy hunting-ground' of the Anglo-Indian sportsman and tourist, the resort of artists and invalids, the home of pashm shawls and exquisitely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Isabella Bird was the greatest travel writer of the late nineteenth century and she undertook her journey into western Tibet in the early summer of 1889, when she was already in her late fifties. But she was not the slightest bit fazed at the prospect of discomfort and possible... Read Full Overview

This book is an engrossing account of Isabella Bishop's journey to Tibet through rugged passes of the Himalayas, partly by foot, horse and boat, and camping at places in Arabian tents. When she took her trip, she was nearly sixty years old. Starting her journey from Srinagar,... Read Full Overview

Embark on a journey to a land shrouded in mystery with Isabella L. Bird's "Among the Tibetans." This compelling biography details Bird's travels through Tibet, offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives and culture of the Tibetan people. As a pioneering woman traveler,... Read Full Overview

The Vale of Kashmir is too well known to require description. It is the 'happy hunting-ground' of the Anglo-Indian sportsman and tourist, the resort of artists and invalids, the home of pashm shawls and exquisitely embroidered fabrics, and the land of Lalla Rookh. Its inhabitants,... Read Full Overview

"Among the Tibetans" from Isabella Bird. English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist (1831 - 1904).