Project Gutenberg 2024-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 180 Bonvalot, Gabriel 1853 1933 Bonvalot, Pierre-Gabriel L'Asie inconnue : $b à travers le Tibet $aParis :$bFlammarion, $c1896. Laurent Vogel (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "L'Asie inconnue : à travers le Tibet" by Gabriel Bonvalot is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's explorations across the Asian continent, with a specific focus on his ambitious journey through Tibet and into other regions of China. It delves into the complexities and challenges of the journey, including the interactions with various cultures and the geological landscapes encountered along the way. The opening of the book introduces the narrator's plans for an extensive journey across Asia, initiated through discussions with his friend Henri Lorin. Initially hesitant to embark on the expedition due to prior exhaustion, he becomes invigorated upon learning of a potential companion, Prince Henri d'Orléans, who is also eager to explore. The narrative describes the initial preparations for the journey, including the recruitment of a team and the gathering of supplies. The author details his interactions with local populations, as well as the logistical challenges faced in organizing the caravan before leaving Paris, showcasing early moments of adventure that set the tone for the remarkable journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030541729 20231119114656bonvalot 1896 FR Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel Asia, Central -- Description and travel DS Text Category: Travel Writing 594447 2025-07-29T04:38:56.739497 text/html 569493 2024-02-24T18:08:23 text/html 683748 2025-07-29T04:39:04.352447 application/epub+zip 683130 2025-07-29T04:38:57.934492 application/epub+zip 343134 2025-07-29T04:38:57.359484 application/epub+zip 1019477 2025-07-29T04:39:09.245401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 990057 2025-07-29T04:39:03.754405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560507 2025-07-29T04:38:55.923504 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540712 2024-02-24T18:08:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15965 2025-07-29T04:39:09.392396 application/rdf+xml 14977 2025-07-29T04:38:57.568439 image/jpeg 2704 2025-07-29T04:38:57.465444 image/jpeg 1636056 2025-07-29T04:38:56.810448 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia