Project Gutenberg 2024-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 146 Orléans, Henri d', Prince 1867 1901 Orleans, Henri d', Prince Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, Prince d' Le père Huc et ses critiques $aParis :$bCalmann Lévy, $c1893. Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Le père Huc et ses critiques" by Prince Henri d'Orléans is a scholarly examination written in the late 19th century. The book centers on the travels of the French missionary Père Huc in Asia, particularly Tibet, and the subsequent critiques that arose regarding the accuracy and validity of his accounts. It seeks to establish the authenticity of Huc's experiences and defend his observations against detractors who have labeled them as fanciful or exaggerated. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the journey undertaken by Père Huc and his companion, the Père Gabet, who set out in 1844 to study the beliefs of the peoples of high Asia. Despite facing numerous challenges, they reached Lhasa, only to be forced to leave shortly after due to suspicions from local authorities. Henri d'Orléans outlines the initial reception of Huc's travel writings, noting that they garnered little respect from intellectual circles yet captivated the public imagination. He confronts critiques made by subsequent travelers, particularly by General Prjevalsky, arguing that Huc's insights and experiences, far from being mere fabrications, provide valuable testimony about a poorly understood region of the world. The text invites the reader to adopt an impartial stance in evaluating Huc's narrative, setting the stage for a deeper analysis of his experiences and the criticisms he faced. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t5776397f 20241217110000orlans 1893 FR Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Asia, Central -- Description and travel Huc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860 -- Travel -- Asia, Central Huc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860. Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie, le Thibet, et la Chine pendant les années 1844, 1845 et 1846 DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 126500 2025-07-29T14:23:58.696958 text/html 100365 2024-12-20T14:29:08 text/html 264231 2025-07-29T14:24:02.130975 application/epub+zip 263292 2025-07-29T14:23:59.609001 application/epub+zip 151305 2025-07-29T14:23:59.158020 application/epub+zip 513006 2025-07-29T14:24:04.139978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498696 2025-07-29T14:24:01.833975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108668 2025-07-29T14:23:58.446987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88797 2024-12-20T14:29:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16966 2025-07-29T14:24:04.285943 application/rdf+xml 14427 2025-07-29T14:23:59.341016 image/jpeg 2651 2025-07-29T14:23:59.249006 image/jpeg 223230 2025-07-29T14:23:58.710994 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 fr.wikipedia