Project Gutenberg 2015-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 337 De Windt, Harry 1856 1933 Windt, Harry de 05003703 From Pekin to Calais by Land Produced by Denis Pronovost and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "From Pekin to Calais by Land" by Harry De Windt is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. This narrative chronicles the author's adventurous journey across Europe and Asia, specifically detailing the overland trek from Pekin (Beijing) in China to Calais in France. The author, joined by a fellow traveler named Lancaster, expresses both excitement and trepidation about their planned route, which traverses relatively unknown territories, vast deserts, and multiple countries. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for a grand journey filled with anticipation and meticulous planning, highlighting the challenges faced even before the travelers embarked on their voyage. Introduced through a conversation with a young lady questioning the feasibility of overland travel to China, the author reflects on the lack of recent information regarding their intended route. The journey officially begins with their departure from Gravesend, capturing initial thoughts, encounters, and the underlying sense of adventure as they aim to navigate through various cities and landscapes, including the Gobi Desert and Siberia. As they begin, the narrative suggests a mix of humility and caution, foreshadowing the potential hardships they might encounter along this ambitious route. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en China -- Description and travel Siberia (Russia) -- Description and travel Asia -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing 963749 2025-06-19T15:17:06.623966 text/html 926166 2024-10-24T17:26:17 text/html 1845004 2025-06-19T15:17:19.872838 application/epub+zip 1851498 2025-06-19T15:17:09.178893 application/epub+zip 454639 2025-06-19T15:17:07.912980 application/epub+zip 2006110 2025-06-19T15:17:28.206805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1952284 2025-06-19T15:17:18.430881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621559 2022-09-22T08:20:08.433285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 829675 2025-06-19T15:17:04.951000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 809734 2024-10-24T17:26:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16919 2025-06-19T15:17:28.424857 application/rdf+xml 25053 2025-06-19T15:17:08.078887 image/jpeg 3511 2025-06-19T15:17:07.995923 image/jpeg 1940718 2025-06-19T15:17:06.780915 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 en.wikipedia