The Boy Travellers in the Far East Part Third

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Author

Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896

Title

The Boy Travellers in the Far East, Part Third Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Ceylon and India; With Descriptions of Borneo, the Philippine Islands and Burmah

Credits

Produced by Annie R. McGuire

Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

East Indies -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58608

Release Date

January 4, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Boy Travellers in the Far East — PART THIRD — ADVENTURES OF TWO YOUTHS IN A JOURNEY — TO
2. 2.CEYLON AND INDIA — WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS — AND BURMAH — THOMAS W. KNOX — Illustrated — NEW YORK — HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE — 1882 — HARPER & BROTHERS,
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. — DEPARTURE FROM JAVA.—VOYAGE TO BORNEO.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — AN EXCURSION IN BORNEO.—STORY OF RAJAH BROOKE.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. — ARRIVAL AT MANILLA.—FIRST DAY ON SHORE.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — AN EVENING PROMENADE.—VILLAGE LIFE NEAR MANILLA.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. — AN EXCURSION TO THE INTERIOR.—BUFFALOES AND AGRICULTURE.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — HUNTING IN LUZON.—CROCODILES AND GREAT SNAKES.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — HUNTING THE DEER AND WILD BOAR.—RESULTS OF THE CHASE.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — SHOOTING BATS AND IGUANAS.—VISITING THE HOT SPRINGS.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — AN EXCURSION AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.—RETURN TO MANILLA.—AN EARTHQUAKE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. — FROM MANILLA TO SINGAPORE, AND UP THE STRAITS OF MALACCA.—A DAY AT PULO PENANG.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — SHOOTING-STARS AND THEIR CHARACTER.—A REMARKABLE VOYAGE.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. — FIRST DAY IN BURMAH.—THE GOLDEN PAGODA.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. — A VOYAGE UP THE IRRAWADDY.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. — UP THE IRRAWADDY.—MANDALAY.—AUDIENCE WITH THE KING OF BURMAH.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. — LEAVING BURMAH.—CAPTURING A SEA-SNAKE.—STORIES OF THE SEA-SERPENT.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. — ARRIVAL IN CEYLON.—CINGALESE BOATS.—PRECIOUS STONES OF THE EAST.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. — SIGHTS IN POINT DE GALLE.—OVERLAND TO COLOMBO.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. — SIGHTS IN COLOMBO.—RAILWAY JOURNEY TO KANDY.
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. — AROUND KANDY.—BOTANICAL GARDENS AND COFFEE PLANTATIONS.—ADVENTURES WITH SNAKES.
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. — TRAVELLING IN CEYLON.—WILD ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITS.—ENCOUNTER WITH A BUFFALO.—FROM KANDY TO NEWERA-ELLIA.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. — SCENERY AT NEWERA-ELLIA.—ASCENT OF ADAM'S PEAK.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. — FROM CEYLON TO INDIA.—A MARINE ENTERTAINMENT.—THE STORY OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. — SIGHTS IN PONDICHERRY.—THE FRENCH EAST INDIES.—VOYAGE TO MADRAS.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. — SIGHTS AND SCENES IN MADRAS.—THE INDIAN FAMINE.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. — FROM MADRAS TO CALCUTTA.—THE TEMPLE AND CAR OF JUGGERNAUT.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. — SIGHTS AND SCENES IN CALCUTTA.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. — CALCUTTA, CONTINUED.—DEPARTURE FOR BENARES.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. — NORTHWARD BY RAIL.—OPIUM CULTURE.—ARRIVAL AT BENARES.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. — SIGHTS IN BENARES.—THE MONKEY TEMPLE.—SARNATH.—BUDDHISM.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. — BENARES TO LUCKNOW.—SIGHTS IN THE CAPITAL OF OUDE.—THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.—KAVANAGH'S STORY.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. — LUCKNOW TO CAWNPORE AND AGRA.—TAJ MAHAL AND FUTTEHPOOR SIKRA.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. — IN AND AROUND DELHI.—DEPARTURE FOR SIMLA AND THE HIMALAYAS.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII. — FROM UMBALLAH TO SIMLA.—EXCURSION AMONG THE HIMALAYAS.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV. — HUNTING SCENES IN INDIA.—PURSUIT OF THE TIGER ON FOOT AND WITH ELEPHANTS.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV. — FROM SIMLA TO ALLAHABAD AND BOMBAY.—A GREAT HINDOO FESTIVAL.—CASTES.—THUGS AND THE CAVES OF ELLORA.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI. — A SHORT HISTORY OF INDIA.—THE SEPOY MUTINY.—PRESENT CONDITION OF THE ARMY IN INDIA. — A SHORT HISTORY OF INDIA. — By FRANK BASSETT.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII. — BOMBAY.—THE TOWERS OF SILENCE.—A PARSEE SCHOOL.—CAVES OF ELEPHANTA.—SNAKE-CHARMERS.—FAREWELL TO INDIA.
43. 43.INTERESTING BOOKS FOR BOYS. — Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York . — FOOTNOTES:

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