The Yangtze Valley and Beyond

Isabella Bird was greatest travel writer of the late 19th century and this is her master work - an account of a journey in 1897 from Shanghai, up the Yangtze River, through the Gorges, overland to Chengdu, then up into the mountains of eastern Tibet. She almost died twice in riots along the way, which she admits she found annoying. This is a lively and remarkable picture of China at the brink of huge changes, by a smart and sympathetic observer.

About the author

Isabella Bird was born in Yorkshire in 1831, the daughter of a clergyman. She made many dangerous and extraordinary journeys during her life to places including Hawaii, India, Tibet, Turkey and Morocco. She wrote many travel books, of which The Yangtze Valley And Beyond is one of the best. She died in Edinburgh in October, 1904.

Product details

• Authors: Bird Isabella L. Bird, Isabella L. Bird
• Publisher: Earnshaw Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9789881732620
• ISBN: 978-988-17326-2-0
• No. of pages: 498
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 621 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travel guides > Asia