Essays on unfamiliar travel-writing : off the beaten track / by John Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Travel in literature.

Travel in literature--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introductory essay

Chapter one. A Dutch accountant in Korea : Hendrik Hamel's curious adventures

Chapter two. Akiko Yosano : a Japanese poet with one husband takes a very long railway journey

Chapter three. Eliza and the cherry-trees : an American lady in Japan

Chapter four. Arthur Leared : an Irish doctor in Morocco

Chapter five. "Have you seen the Shah?" : Nasr al-Din Qajar in Europe

Chapter six. The missionary's son's position : King Kalakaua and William N. Armstrong's Travels with a king

Chapter seven. His Highness goes shopping : Jagatjit Singh in Asia

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4438-6088-3

OCLC:

968562359