Project Gutenberg 2014-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 379 Michie, Alexander 1833 1902 05014125 The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, Through the Deserts and Steppes of Mongolia, Tartary, &c. Produced by Melissa McDaniel, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg" by Alexander Michie is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work presents a firsthand narrative of the author's journey from China to Russia through Mongolia and Siberia, detailing the landscapes, cultures, and experiences encountered along the way. The book aims to shed light on a route that had been largely unexplored and, as suggested in the preface, aims to provide new insights into the regions traversed. The opening of the book introduces Michie's motivation for embarking on this journey, inspired by previous travelers and the desire to experience the mysteries of less-known regions. He contrasts the difficulties and discomforts of the journey by sea with the allure of the northern route through challenging climates and unfamiliar landscapes. Michie describes the societal changes occurring in China at the time, particularly concerning foreign access and the restrictions imposed by the local government, while setting the stage for his travel experiences that follow. The narrative is filled with observations on the geography, local customs, and the dynamics of foreign and native interactions, effectively drawing the reader into the journey's historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45167/45167-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en China -- Description and travel Siberia (Russia) -- Description and travel DK DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 858114 2025-08-18T09:54:54.811830 text/html 844433 2024-10-24T03:57:49 text/html 1413695 2025-08-18T09:55:03.310766 application/epub+zip 1421706 2025-08-18T09:54:56.063817 application/epub+zip 411511 2025-08-18T09:54:55.434845 application/epub+zip 1647682 2025-08-18T09:55:09.330725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1578786 2025-08-18T09:55:02.505765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571267 2022-09-20T15:40:54.822256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 802912 2025-08-18T09:54:54.050788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 782964 2024-10-24T03:57:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16770 2025-08-18T09:55:09.468726 application/rdf+xml 24455 2025-08-18T09:54:55.534784 image/jpeg 3694 2025-08-18T09:54:55.485799 image/jpeg 1368598 2025-08-18T09:54:54.923816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog