Korea and her Neighbours

A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country

By:

Isabella Bird

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Korea and her Neighbours 2 Volume Set

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Isabella Bird (Mrs Bishop, 1831–1904) was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for her physical and nervous difficulties. Her accounts of travel in America, Hawaii, Japan and Persia were best-sellers. This two-volume work, first published in 1898, was one of the books arising from Bird's visit to Korea and China between 1894 and 1897, the other being The Yangtse Valley and Beyond (1899), also available in this series. Korea was a battleground during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–5, and subsequently became increasingly dominated by Japan, being annexed fully in 1910. Bird provides vivid descriptions of the Korean people, their way of life and customs at a time when the country had only recently opened up to the West. In Volume 2 she visits the Russian frontier, where many Koreans had settled, and discusses the effectiveness of Christian missionaries.

Release date NZ

March 8th, 2012

Author

Isabella Bird

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

12 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps; 14 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

362

Series

Korea and her Neighbours 2 Volume Set

Dimensions

140x216x21

ISBN-13

9781108045766

Product ID

19711922

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