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Author | : Frank Kingdon Ward |
Publisher | : Modern Library |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2012-10-17 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0307828832 |
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A Modern Library Paperback Original During the first years of the twentieth century, the British plant collector and explorer Frank Kingdon Ward went on twenty-four impossibly daring expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia, in search of rare and elusive species of plants. He was responsible for the discovery of numerous varieties previously unknown in Europe and America, including the legendary Tibetan blue poppy, and the introduction of their seeds into the world’s gardens. Kingdon Ward’s accounts capture all the romance of his wildly adventurous expeditions, whether he was swinging across a bottomless gorge on a cable of twisted bamboo strands or clambering across a rocky scree in fear of an impending avalanche. Drawn from writings out of print for almost seventy-five years, this new collection, edited and introduced by professional horticulturalist and House & Garden columnist Tom Christopher, returns Kingdon Ward to his deserved place in the literature of discovery and the literature of the garden.
Author | : Francis Kingdon Ward |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 398 |
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Author | : Francis Kingdon Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Tibet Autonomous Region (China) |
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Author | : Francis Kingdon-Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Botany |
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Author | : Frank Kingdon-Ward |
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Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 1973 |
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Author | : Amitav Ghosh |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 565 |
Release | : 2009-09-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1429930810 |
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The first in an epic trilogy, Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies is "a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure à la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment" (The Observer [London]). At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners on board, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers. The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of Canton. With a panorama of characters whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, Sea of Poppies is "a storm-tossed adventure worthy of Sir Walter Scott" (Vogue).
Author | : Francis Kingdon-Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Botany |
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Author | : Francis Kingdon Ward |
Publisher | : Nabu Press |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2014-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781295559121 |
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Tibet Autonomous Region (China) |
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Author | : Jonathan Falla |
Publisher | : Delta |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307422801 |
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Jonathan Falla weaves a powerful tale of love and war, exile and homecoming...and of one man’s desire to lose himself in a foreign land, only to find himself caught in a time of chaos and change. Blue Poppies The year is 1950 and, as the world recovers from the ravages of World War II, the Chinese army is perched on the border of a fragile land awaiting its destiny. Jamie Wilson, a young Scottish wireless operator and veteran of the war, has just arrived in the remote Tibetan village of Jyeko. He has come on business--to establish a radio outpost--but his journey will resonate much more deeply. Like those who have traveled to this place before him, Jamie, the Ying-gi-li, is mesmerized by the majestic mountain ranges and enigmatic people, but he will also find an uncommon refuge in its unyielding beauty and in the arms of the willful Puton, a young widow cast out by the people of Jyeko. Inexorably drawn together by a shared loneliness, Jamie and Puton discover a rare passion and the promise of reconnection and belonging--until the voice of Radio Peking crackles over the airwaves, announcing the imminent advance of the Chinese army. Amid the ensuing violence and tumult, Jamie and Puton must embrace their fate and that of the remarkable land that has brought them together. What lies before them and the people of Jyeko is a harrowing journey across a breathtaking landscape...and an extraordinary tale of pride and loyalty, survival and awakening.