Excerpt from A Pedestrian Journey Through Russia and Siberian Tartary, to the Frontiers of China, the Frozen Sea, and Kamtchatka, Vol. 1 of 2 I frequently walked, and as frequently rode, and was thus enabled to go over a vast extent of coun try in a short time and such is the kind disposi tion of the Russian character towards a stranger, as evinced in my case, I feel convinced that, by studying their manners and customs, partaking of their amusements, showing respect to their reli gion, and otherwise conforming to their rude um tions, the empire of Russia may be traversed by. A foreigner in every direction, with much conve' nience, plenty of food, good lodgings, and even suitable raiment, without molestation, and this for so inconsiderable a sum, that to name it were to challenge disbelief. I shall, therefore, only state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.