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Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Autor John Bell
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 iul 2014
John Bell (1691–1780) trained as a physician, but preferred a life of travel and diplomacy. He entered the service of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, and had already taken part (as the expedition's doctor) in a government mission to Persia in 1715–18 when he was asked to join a further embassy to China. This two-volume work, published in 1763, describes both these journeys. The first part of Volume 1 contains an account of the Persian expedition, and the second a narrative of the journey across Siberia to the walls of Beijing. It includes fascinating anecdotes of the peoples encountered, and their environment, beliefs and customs, including a female Siberian shaman, the pet musk deer of an exiled Swedish general, and the interdependence of marmots and rhubarb (at this time a valuable medicinal drug). This is a delightful account of an area then hardly known in the west.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108071529
ISBN-10: 110807152X
Pagini: 388
Ilustrații: 1 map
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

List of subscribers; Preface; Part I. A Journey from St Petersburg in Russia, to Ispahan in Persia: 1. From St Petersburg to Cazan; 2. Occurrences during our stay at Cazan; 3. Occurrences during our stay at Astrachan; 4. Occurrences during our stay at Shamachy; 5. Occurrences during our stay at Tauris; 6. Occurrences during our stay at Ispahan; 7. From Ispahan to Shamachy; 8. From Shamachy to St Petersburg; Part II: A Journey from St Petersburg in Russia, to Pekin in China: 1. From St Petersburg to Tobolsky, the capital of Siberia; 2. Occurrences at Tobolsky; 3. Occurrences at Tomsky; 4. Observations on Yakutsky and Kamtzatsky, and journey continued to Irkutsky; 5. From Irkutsky, cross the Lake Baykall, to Selinginsky; 6. Occurrences at Selinginsky; 7. From passing the Saratzyn, and entering the Chinese territories, to our arrival at the wall of China; 8. From the wall of China to Pekin.

Notă biografică

John Bell is one of the nation's most illustrious theatre personalities. Award-winning actor, acclaimed director, risk-taking impressario and torch-bearing educationalist, Bell has been a key figure in shaping the nation's theatrical identity as we know it over the past 50 years. As co-founder of Nimrod Theatre Company, Bell presented many productions of landmark Australian plays, and in 1990, Bell took on an even greater challenge, founding The Bell Shakespeare Company. Bell's unique contribution to national culture has been recognised by many bodies. He is an Officer of the Order of Australia and the Order of the British Empire; has an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Newcastle; and was recognised in 1997 by the National Trust of Australia as one of Australia's Living Treasures. As an actor and director, his many awards include a Helpmann Award for Best Actor (Richard 3, 2002), a Producers and Directors Guild Award for Lifetime Achievement and the JC Williamson Award (2009) for extraordinary contribution to Australia's live entertainment industry. ''''To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.'''' Hamlet

Descriere

This two-volume work of 1763 describes the journeys of a Scots diplomat from Russia to Persia and China.