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100 1 _aFisher, A. Hugh
_q(Alfred Hugh),
_d1867-1945
245 1 0 _aThrough India and Burmah with pen and brush
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIllustrated by the author.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-08-28
505 0 _aRangoon -- His Highness the Sawbwa of Hsipaw -- Up the Irrawaddy to Bhamo -- The dead heart of a kingdom -- Mandalay -- Southern India, the land of Hindoo temples -- Calcutta -- My first sight of the Himalayas -- Benares -- Lucknow -- Cawnpore -- The House of Dream -- Delhi -- Dehra Dun and Landour -- An evening of gold -- "Guard your shoes" -- "A gate of Empire" -- The capital of the Punjab -- At the court of his Highness the Rajah of Nabha -- In sight of Afghanistan -- Rajputana -- Sir Pratap Singh -- The Moharam Festival -- Rakhykash -- Political.
508 _aAl Haines
520 _a"Through India and Burmah with Pen and Brush" by A. Hugh Fisher is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. This work combines descriptive writing with personal sketches and illustrations, offering an account of the author’s experiences and observations while travelling through India and Burma. It aims to capture the beauty and diversity of these regions, likely appealing to readers interested in travel, culture, and art. The opening of the travelogue introduces the reader to a tumultuous sea journey to Rangoon during the rice harvest season. Fisher vividly describes the discomforts faced by the passengers, particularly the hundreds of Indian coolies fleeing the rain. He paints a picture of the varying individuals on the ship, detailing his conversations with a few, including a Hindoo couple on their way for work, and a characteristically lively scene aboard a crowded vessel. As he arrives at Rangoon, Fisher's observations detail the lush and vibrant landscapes, along with his first impressions of the city, setting the stage for the adventures and cultural explorations that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: T. Werner Laurie, 1911
653 _aIndia -- Description and travel
653 _aBurma -- Description and travel
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/throughindiaburm00fish
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71505
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