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Anglican missionary Henry Lansdell (1841-1919) published this popular two-volume account of his travels through Russia and Siberia in 1882.
List of contents
31. Siberian political prisoners; 32. From Chita to Nertchinsk; 33. The silver and (so-called) quicksilver mines of Nertchinsk; 34. From Nertchinsk to Stretinsk; 35. From Stretinsk to Ust-Kara; 36. The penal colony of Kara; 37. The convict mines of Kara; 38. The Shilka; 39. The history of Amur; 40. The upper Amur; 41. Blagovestchensk; 42. The middle Amur; 43. The Manchurian frontier; 44. The Primorsk or sea-coast province; 45. The lower Amur; 46. The Gilyaks; 47. Nikolaefsk; 48. Kamchatka; 49. The island of Sakhalin; 50. The Ussuri and Sungacha; 51. Lake Khanka to the coast; 52. Vladivostock; 53. Russians afloat; Appendices; Index.
Summary
Anglican missionary Henry Lansdell (1841–1919) travelled energetically across Europe and beyond, making many visits to Russia and central Asia to distribute bibles and tracts. This two-volume 1882 account proved very popular, but was criticised for its lenient view of the harsh treatment of Russian prisoners.
