Siberian Journey - The Journal of Hans Jakob Fries, 1774 -1776

First published in 1955 in German, this journal, published here in English for the first time, describes the adventures of a young Swiss surgeon who sought his fortune in eighteenth-century Russia, where he eventually made his mark and rose to a high position.

List of contents

Part I. Travel Accounts of Siberia, 1725-1825. 1. Bibliographies and Guides to Sources. 2. Travel Accounts before 1775. 3. Travel Accounts after 1775. 4. Hans Jakob Fries. Part II. Hans Jakob Fries’s Journey Through Siberia, 1774-1776.

About the author

Hans J. Fries, Walther Kirchner.  

Summary

First published in 1955 in German, this journal, published here in English for the first time, describes the adventures of a young Swiss surgeon who sought his fortune in eighteenth-century Russia, where he eventually made his mark and rose to a high position.

Product details

• Authors: Fries, Hans J. Fries, Walther Kirchner
• Assisted by: Walther Kirchner (Editor), Kirchner Walther (Editor), Walther Kirchner (Translation), Kirchner Walther (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367022655
• ISBN: 978-0-367-02265-5
• No. of pages: 183
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism