The high road to China, George Bogle, the Panchen Lama, and the first British expedition to Tibet, Kate Teltscher
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The high road to China, George Bogle, the Panchen Lama, and the first British expedition to Tibet, Kate Teltscher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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non fiction
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The high road to China
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bibliography
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72871375
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Kate Teltscher
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George Bogle, the Panchen Lama, and the first British expedition to Tibet
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Part I: Bengal & Bhutan, 1774 -- The Panchen Lama's letter -- Private commissions to Mr Bogle -- Lazy, lolling palankins -- Perpetual ascending and descending -- The first European in these parts -- Monkish to the greatest degree -- Bloody work -- Part II: Tibet, 1774-1775 -- God's vicegerent -- To Tashilhunpo -- Thibet vocabulary -- The business of a traveller -- Living like a Thibetian -- A last farewell -- Part III: Bengal, Tibet & China, 1775-1793 -- Melancholy hall -- Tibet garden -- To adventure for possibilities -- The emperor's invitation -- The meeting between the two -- The pure light of the void -- The tank -- The golden urn
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