The Yangtze Valley and Beyond.An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and among the Man-tze of the Somo Territory.

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1899 edition by John Murray, London.This book includes maps available as a free download.This is an Illustrated edition.Isabella Lucy (Bird) Bishop (1831 - 1904), (pen-name of Isabella Bird) was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey, Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasions when she is almost killed by anti-foreign mobs. It many ways, Isabella created the model for travel writing today, and this one of her greatest works. Read more