02721cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000440011324500350015726400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850801370040952014510054653400550199765300440205265300640209665301410216085600510230185600430235274950UtSlPG20260610134733.0mcr n260607r20241893utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aDS1 aOrléans, Henri d', Prince,d1867-190113aLe père Huc et ses critiques 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-12-20  aLaurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))  a"Le père Huc et ses critiques" by Prince Henri d'Orléans is a scholarly examination written in the late 19th century. The book centers on the travels of the French missionary Père Huc in Asia, particularly Tibet, and the subsequent critiques that arose regarding the accuracy and validity of his accounts. It seeks to establish the authenticity of Huc's experiences and defend his observations against detractors who have labeled them as fanciful or exaggerated.  The opening of the text introduces the reader to the journey undertaken by Père Huc and his companion, the Père Gabet, who set out in 1844 to study the beliefs of the peoples of high Asia. Despite facing numerous challenges, they reached Lhasa, only to be forced to leave shortly after due to suspicions from local authorities. Henri d'Orléans outlines the initial reception of Huc's travel writings, noting that they garnered little respect from intellectual circles yet captivated the public imagination. He confronts critiques made by subsequent travelers, particularly by General Prjevalsky, arguing that Huc's insights and experiences, far from being mere fabrications, provide valuable testimony about a poorly understood region of the world. The text invites the reader to adopt an impartial stance in evaluating Huc's narrative, setting the stage for a deeper analysis of his experiences and the criticisms he faced. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cParis: Calmann Lévy, 1893  aAsia, Central -- Description and travel  aHuc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860 -- Travel -- Asia, Central  aHuc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860. Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie, le Thibet, et la Chine pendant les années 1844, 1845 et 18464 uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t5776397f40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74950