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 Project Gutenberg 2015-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 99 Hedin, Sven Anders 1865 1952 Gedin, Sven Khedin, Sven Anders Aasian erämaissa: Kuvauksia matkoilta Keski-Aasiassa ja Kiinassa E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Aasian erämaissa: Kuvauksia matkoilta Keski-Aasiassa ja Kiinassa" by Sven Hedin is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's ambitious journey across Central Asia and into China, detailing his exploration of the little-known regions of Upper Asia, including vast steppes, deserts, and high-altitude mountain ranges. Hedin's observations capture the landscapes, cultures, and peoples he encounters, sharing both the beauty and the dangers of his adventurous expedition. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Hedin's journey, beginning with the initial train ride from Petersburg to Orenburg. As he travels through an expansive and largely unknown landscape, he engages with fellow travelers who express surprise at his destination: Peking. Hedin reveals his intention to travel across all of Asia, not just to reach Peking but to explore the interior highlands and deserts of Central Asia. He highlights the various modes of transport he plans to utilize during his expedition, from camels to canoes, and depicts his excitement and anticipation for the adventures and challenges that await him in the vast and mysterious regions of the East. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Asia, Central -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing 558884 2025-06-23T17:44:33.871425 text/html 558701 558634 2024-10-21T09:03:55.079635 2023-09-22T06:21:31.266982 text/html text/html 319053 2025-06-23T17:44:54.957216 application/epub+zip 326686 2025-06-23T17:44:44.518302 application/epub+zip 285042 2025-06-23T17:44:38.793320 application/epub+zip 705449 2025-06-23T17:45:03.858188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681238 2025-06-23T17:44:53.855247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502727 2022-09-23T05:03:12.483017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523105 2025-06-23T17:44:33.225314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 503184 2024-10-22T23:37:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11450 2025-06-23T17:45:04.014186 application/rdf+xml 28045 2025-06-23T17:44:43.502324 image/jpeg 4920 2025-06-23T17:44:43.211267 image/jpeg 324169 2025-06-23T17:44:33.927360 application/octet-stream application/zip fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia