Russian Views of Japan, 1792-1913: An Anthology of Travel Writing by David N. Wells
A book for both Japanese and Russian people and those interested in travel writing
Russian Views of Japan, 1792-1913
Russian Views of Japan, 1792-1913
Summary
This book presents rare narratives written by Russians - explorers, official envoys, scholars and, later, tourists - who visited Japan between 1792 and 1913.
Russian Views of Japan, 1792-1913 Summary
About David N. Wells
David N. Wells is a senior librarian at Curtin University Library in Perth, Western Australia. He has published widely on Russian Literature, including two books on the poetry of Anna Akhmatova. He is joint editor (with Sandra Wilson) of The Russo-Japanese War in Cultural Perspectives, 1904-05.
Table of Contents
1. Journal of Laxman's Embassy to Japan (Ezo, 1792-3) 2. Voyage Round the World (Nagasaki, 1804-5) 3. Narrative of My Captivity in Japan (Ezo, 1811) 4. The Frigate Pallada (Nagasaki, 1853) 5. News from Japan (Edo, 1859) 6. In the East (Hakodate, 1860) 7. Around Asia (Nagasaki, 1880) 8. On the Japanese Railways (Nagoya, 1890) 9. Around the Islands of the Far East (Nagasaki, 1892) 10. Around Korea, Manchuria and the Liaodong Peninsula (Nagasaki, Yokohama, 1898) 11. The Price of Blood (Kyoto, 1905) 12. My First Day in Japan (Gifu, 1913)
Additional information
NLS9780415546171
9780415546171
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Russian Views of Japan, 1792-1913: An Anthology of Travel Writing by David N. Wells
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2009-08-14
230
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