The heart of a continent

Author(s)

• Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir

Bibliographic Information

The heart of a continent

Francis Younghusband ; with an introduction by Peter Hopkirk

Oxford University Press, 1984

Note

Reprint. Originally published: London : John Murray, 1896

Folded map in pocket

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In 1882, Francis Younghusband was commissioned into the First King's Dragoon Guards who were then stationed in India. Younghusband soon launched into his career of exploration with two brief sorties into the Himalayas. The Heart of a Continent, first published in 1896, tells of Younghusband's journey through Manchuria and along the Silk Road into Chinese Turkistan. The narrative allows the archair traveller a vicarious enjoyment of the excitement, the hardships, and the achievements of the Great Game being played at the time in Central Asia by Russia and Great Britain.

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Details

• NCID: BA01235637
• ISBN:
  • 0195838408
• LCCN: 85214390
• Country Code: cc
• Title Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Hong Kong ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xii, xvii, 409 p., [16] leaves of plates
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS785
  • DC19 : 915
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Asia, Central -- Description and travel
  • LCSH : Manchuria (China) -- Description and travel
  • LCSH : Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir, 1863-1942 -- Journeys -- Asia, Central
  • LCSH : Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir, 1863-1942 -- Journeys -- China -- Manchuria