Korea and Her Neighbours
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A01=Isabella Bird
Author_Isabella Bird
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Buddhist monasteries
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Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs
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Crimson
Densest
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Diamond Mountain
East Asian history
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Follow
Gateway
God Of War
Hamlets
Holding
Inclined
late 1800s Korean society study
Midday
mountain
nineteenth century travel
North Branch
oiled
pack
paper
Pheasant
Ravines
Rocky
royal court customs
saddle
shoes
Sino-Japanese relations
Sky
Smooth
South Branch
Stacked
straw
Superb
Trousers
Twilight
Unlimited
women in Joseon dynasty
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Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138974081
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 26 Aug 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 2003. Isabella Bird's account of her journeys in Korea in 1898 represents one of the very rare accounts of that country in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At that time Korea was virtually a forbidden land and had only been open to foreigners for about ten years. It was and had been under Chinese influence for centuries. The trip was very difficult but so fascinating that, true to character, Isabella adored it. She undertook many arduous journeys by land and river, observed the breathtakingly beautiful countryside, visited the Buddhist monasteries and had many audiences with the Korean king and his soon to be assassinated queen. While Isabella was on her journey the Japanese invaded Korea and she had to leave hastily, ending up in China, penniless.
