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From Pekin to Calais by Land by Harry De Windt is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is From Pekin to Calais by Land about?
This 1889 book describes an unusual overland journey from Beijing to Calais, undertaken in 1887 by Harry de Windt (1856-1933), an explorer and travel writer, who later went from Paris to New York, also (mostly) by land. From a military family, he was the brother-in-law and aide-de-camp of Charles Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak, but his official duties left him with plenty of time for eye-catching journeys like this one. His only guidebook was John Bell's 1763 account of travelling from St Petersbu
Who reads From Pekin to Calais by Land?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Harry De Windt
- Publisher
- Harry De Windt
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9786050380781
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Literary Collections, Travel
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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