""Manchu and Muscovite"" is a collection of letters written by B.L. Putnam Weale during his travels in Manchuria in the autumn of 1903. Weale was an English journalist and explorer who had a keen interest in East Asia and had previously written about his experiences in China and Korea.The book is a fascinating account of Weale's journey through Manchuria, which was then a relatively unknown and unexplored region of China. He provides detailed descriptions...