Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey Through Russia and Siberian Tartary, From the Frontiers of China to the Frozen Sea and Kamtchatka
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Excerpt from Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey Through Russia and Siberian Tartary, From the Frontiers of China to the Frozen Sea and Kamtchatka: Performed During the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, and 1823 It has not been the kind partiality of my friends, the common apology for an uninteresting or ill written book, which has induced me to launch upon the world the following narrative of my journey to the utmost northern and eastern limits of the Russian empire; nor has it arisen from a vain idea of my being qualified for a task of the kind. No person (except the foreign nobleman under whose especial countenance the principal part of the undertaking was accomplished) has recommended such a proceeding. The publication, therefore, whether of merit or demerit, is entirely prompted by the novelty of the journey, and of the mode of accomplishing it; for, even in these days of wonderful achievements, it has excited some surprise that a Captain of the British Navy should undertake a journey of many thousands of miles, alone, on foot, and over a country considered as next to impassable. That the journey has only in part been performed on foot, is to be attributed to the liberality of the Russian government, as well as to the hospitality of its people. Had the Emperor Alexander, however, refused the assistance I solicited, required, and obtained, I am free to declare that it is next to impossible to traverse his Empire on foot. 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.
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