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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Life of Sir Stamford RafflesWhen I learnt the name of the clergyman, on reaching that stage in the illness which is the deceptive convalescence between the worst stage of the fever and its after-consequences, I asked him, Are you any relative of one of my heroes, Stamford Raf¿es Having received the information that he was, being the grandson of Sir Stamford's most intimate cousin, the subject of his career naturally formed a g...

Excerpt from India in the Nineteenth CenturyHopes Checked. Then at last the north-west passage was consigned to the limbo ~of impossibilities, and the enterprise of our ancestors concentrated itself on the task of wresting from rivals, who had in a sense forestalled them, a free passage for their Ships and a free mart for their merchandise.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more a...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

The Life of Yakoob Beg, Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet, Ameer of Kashgar is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today ...

Excerpt from The History of China, Vol. 2 of 2The name Water-lily was chosen on account of the popularity of that plant. M. Huc says, The poets have celebrated it in their verses, on account of the beauty of its ¿owers the doctors of reason have placed it among the ingredients for the elixir of immortality and the economists have extolled it for its utility. Chinese Empire, vol. Ii. Pp. 309-10.Peleen brotherhood, which, far from being crushed ...

Excerpt from History of China, Vol. 2Marco Polo, vol. Ii. P. 105-6. The Hoan gho was called by one of the earlier Emperors China's sorrow.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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 whil...

Excerpt from England and Russia in Central Asia, Vol. 2: With Two Maps and AppendicesKulab, and not Khulm, as his editor assumed. Camp bell himself pronounced it Kolaub, and this view is confirmed by the fact that he then went to Chich - or Chiab, in Badakshan - at that time ruled by an independent chief. No mention is made of the traveller having crossed the Oxus, nor does the question appear to have suggested itself to his interpreter.About ...

Excerpt from The Battle of the Boyne: Together With an Account Based on French and Other Unpublished Records of the War in Ireland 1688 1691, and of the Formation of the Irish Brigade in the Service of FranceWhen it became generally known that William of Orange was preparing a large ¿eet and army to cross into England, and that he had been invited to come over for the preservation Of the Protestant cause by some of the most in¿uential men in E...

Excerpt from England and Russia in Central Asia, Vol. 1The words used here will be proved true, and the only effectual remedies against the evil are those bold measures from which timid spirits would shrink. The pith of the whole argument is to be found in the fact that we are now strong enough to solve the Central Asian Question wholly in our own favour. Are we to put Off action until the tables are turned and Russia is more prepared than she...

Excerpt from The Congo State, or the Growth of Civilisation in Central AfricaAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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 ...

Excerpt from The Congo State, or the Growth of Civilisation in Central AfricaAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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 ...

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A Short History of China - An Account for the General Reader of an Ancient Empire and People is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scienti...