East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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... ELEPHANT RIDE 307 XXI . OUT OF THE HURLY - BURLY 320 XXII . SOMETHING NEW ABOUT INDIA : . : 328 XXIII . A BRITISH OUTPOST 336 ... ... XXIV . THROUGH THE SUEZ CANAL 346 EAST BY WEST . CHAPTER I. DINING AND CREMATING . iv CONTENTS .
... ELEPHANT RIDE 307 XXI . OUT OF THE HURLY - BURLY 320 XXII . SOMETHING NEW ABOUT INDIA : . : 328 XXIII . A BRITISH OUTPOST 336 ... ... XXIV . THROUGH THE SUEZ CANAL 346 EAST BY WEST . CHAPTER I. DINING AND CREMATING . iv CONTENTS .
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... British Embassy , has built for himself at Tokio . He took what was originally a Japanese house , made a few alterations while strictly preserving its style , and then began to furnish and adorn it with prizes drawn in the curio lottery ...
... British Embassy , has built for himself at Tokio . He took what was originally a Japanese house , made a few alterations while strictly preserving its style , and then began to furnish and adorn it with prizes drawn in the curio lottery ...
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... British dinner . I noticed that the Japanese who had so long sat at meat in the other room took very kindly to the European food , a preference which I fancy is growing . I once asked the disguised prince who came across with us in the ...
... British dinner . I noticed that the Japanese who had so long sat at meat in the other room took very kindly to the European food , a preference which I fancy is growing . I once asked the disguised prince who came across with us in the ...
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... prince . They were daring enough to offer him advice , and when he talked of keeping the foreigners off with his puny forts , they gloomily shook their heads . They had seen British ships at A PERSONAL EPISODE IN HISTORY . 21.
... prince . They were daring enough to offer him advice , and when he talked of keeping the foreigners off with his puny forts , they gloomily shook their heads . They had seen British ships at A PERSONAL EPISODE IN HISTORY . 21.
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... British ships at anchor in Yedo Bay , and had heard the roar of their guns . " If , " they said to the hot - headed chieftain , you should succeed in driving off an English vessel by the fire from your forts , what then ? Within a week ...
... British ships at anchor in Yedo Bay , and had heard the roar of their guns . " If , " they said to the hot - headed chieftain , you should succeed in driving off an English vessel by the fire from your forts , what then ? Within a week ...
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