Cathay And The Way Thither; Being A Collection Of Medieval Notices Of China With A Preliminary Essay On The Intercourse Between China And The Western ... Cape Route (Volume Ii) Odoric Of Pordenone

by Henry Yule (Editor)

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Genres: China

382 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1866

About the author

Sir Henry Yule was a Scottish Orientalist.

He was born at Inveresk, Scotland, near Edinburgh, the son of Major William Yule (1764-1839), translator of the Apothegms of Ali. Henry Yule was educated at Edinburgh, Addiscombe and Chatham, and joined the Bengal Engineers in 1840. He served in both the Sikh wars, was secretary to Colonel (afterwards Sir) Arthur Phayre's mission to Ava (1855), and wrote his Narrative of the Mission to the Court of Ava (1858).

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[Bryn Hammond · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful, but not as useful as I hoped for from the expense. Romantic title, I had to have it.