Travels China Japan Java

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Excerpt from My Travels in China, Japan and Java, 1903 Parts of China and Java were also visited by me but of the people of those countries I have little to say in praise. The Chinese appear to be indifferent to the course of present events they seem to possess no national ideals, and I was much struck by the obvious individual selfishness of the people, among whom patriotism and public spirit had no existence. The Javanese are absolutely apathetic a display of energy on their part seems an impossibility. Both countries are, however, interesting and well worth a visit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... Ill japan on November 2 the land of Japan was sighted, and at noon we anchored in the beautiful harbour of Nagasaki. My first impressions of Japan were indeed favourable. The harbour was one of the prettiest I had ever seen; hills surrounded it on three sides, all of which were well wooded and pleasantly green. The weather, too, was delightful, and reminded one of the Punjab in November. Ships of all nations were lying in the harbour. The whole scene, both as regards surroundings and climate, formed a vivid contrast to that we had been accustomed to for the past few weeks in North China, and we found the change very acceptable. Soon after the formality of a medical inspection had been concluded, we went ashore and put up at the Nagasaki Hotel, which we found in all respects a desirable place to live in. The day following our arrival was the Emperor of Japan's birthday; in honour of this all the ships in the harbour were bedecked with bunting, and the warships fired salutes. In company with Mr. Layard, the British Consul, I went to call on the Governor at his official residence, to present my congratulations and good wishes on the occasion of his Sovereign's birthday. This official was greatly perplexed as to the proper manner in which to receive me, and was profuse in his apologies because of his not having gone to see me first: preparations in connection with the Emperor's birthday festivities had prevented him; but notwithstanding this, he insisted on adhering to the strict formality usual in such cases. The difficulty was got over in a rather novel manner by my being asked by the Governor's secretary to consider one of his sitting rooms as my own in which he would come and pay the customary call of formality; this was done, and so the...

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This book comprises a number of essays on travel-narratives which are somewhat unknown to the general reader. They include writing by people who travelled from the East to the West, as well as those going the usual way. The travellers include a seventeenth-century accountant, a Persian shah, an Indian rajah and a Hawaiian king, as well as an Irish doctor, an American journalist and a Japanese poet. The book presents these travellers in an informal manner, although there are discussions about identity, “otherness” and stereotyping as they are displayed in the narratives. The book will appeal to students and academics, as well as the general reader.

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