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An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
- Narrated by: Joseph Tabler
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's summary
A Dusty Tomes Audio Book
In Cooperation with Spoken Realms
AN ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE COURT OF THE TESHOO LAMA, IN TIBET; CONTAINING A NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY THROUGH BOOTAN, AND PART OF TIBET by CAPTAIN SAMUEL TURNER. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. and Sold by Messrs. G. And W. Nicol, Booksellers to Hi Majesty, Pall-Mall. 1800..
A Dusty Tomes Audio Book
In Cooperation with Spoken Realms
CAPTAIN SAMUEL TURNER, Diplomat, English Asiatic traveler, and cousin of Warren Hastings, the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal).
This book was the first account of a visit to Tibet by a British author, as the accounts of Bogle and Manning were not published until 1875. (Wikipedia)
CONTENTS
PART ONE
Eight untitled chapters.
PART TWO
Ten untitled chapters.
Narrated by Joseph Tabler
Audio copyright 2024
From the Beginning of the Book:
The beginning of the year 1783, I received my final orders and instructions, and left Calcutta, to execute the service which was intrusted to my care. Lieutenant Samuel Davis, and Mr. Robert Saunders, were included in the commission with which I was honoured, and appointed to accompany me, the former as Draftsman and Surveyor, the latter in the capacity of Surgeon. I had every reason to congratulate myself on the choice which had been made of these gentlemen as my associates; and in their kind and friendly attention, I had the satisfaction to find a constant source of comfort, amidst all the toils and difficulties of a long and tedious journey.
Audio cover picture of Jamphel Gyatso 8th Dalai Lama (1758-1804) from Wikipedia.
Dusty Tomes Audio Books are public domain books retrieved from history. If today's technology had been available when first printed, they would be audio books already. I am grateful for the opportunity to record them now. Read online at archive.org
Narrator's Note: I read only as written. These old books were once solid sellers for bookmen of their time. I believe they can shed light on their times and ours. Loving obscure and remote literature, they are a distinct pleasure for me to read to you. These turn out to be distant and unknown only so long as they remain unread or unheard. Aloha.
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