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Table of Contents
ОглавлениеDEPARTURE FROM JAVA.—VOYAGE TO BORNEO.
AN EXCURSION IN BORNEO.—STORY OF RAJAH BROOKE.
ARRIVAL AT MANILLA.—FIRST DAY ON SHORE.
AN EVENING PROMENADE.—VILLAGE LIFE NEAR MANILLA.
AN EXCURSION TO THE INTERIOR.—BUFFALOES AND AGRICULTURE.
HUNTING IN LUZON.—CROCODILES AND GREAT SNAKES.
HUNTING THE DEER AND WILD BOAR.—RESULTS OF THE CHASE.
SHOOTING BATS AND IGUANAS.—VISITING THE HOT SPRINGS.
AN EXCURSION AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.—RETURN TO MANILLA.—AN EARTHQUAKE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
FROM MANILLA TO SINGAPORE, AND UP THE STRAITS OF MALACCA.—A DAY AT PULO PENANG.
SHOOTING-STARS AND THEIR CHARACTER.—A REMARKABLE VOYAGE.
FIRST DAY IN BURMAH.—THE GOLDEN PAGODA.
UP THE IRRAWADDY.—MANDALAY.—AUDIENCE WITH THE KING OF BURMAH.
LEAVING BURMAH.—CAPTURING A SEA-SNAKE.—STORIES OF THE SEA-SERPENT.
ARRIVAL IN CEYLON.—CINGALESE BOATS.—PRECIOUS STONES OF THE EAST.
SIGHTS IN POINT DE GALLE.—OVERLAND TO COLOMBO.
SIGHTS IN COLOMBO.—RAILWAY JOURNEY TO KANDY.
AROUND KANDY.—BOTANICAL GARDENS AND COFFEE PLANTATIONS.—ADVENTURES WITH SNAKES.
SCENERY AT NEWERA-ELLIA.—ASCENT OF ADAM'S PEAK.
FROM CEYLON TO INDIA.—A MARINE ENTERTAINMENT.—THE STORY OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.
SIGHTS IN PONDICHERRY.—THE FRENCH EAST INDIES.—VOYAGE TO MADRAS.
SIGHTS AND SCENES IN MADRAS.—THE INDIAN FAMINE.
FROM MADRAS TO CALCUTTA.—THE TEMPLE AND CAR OF JUGGERNAUT.
SIGHTS AND SCENES IN CALCUTTA.
CALCUTTA, CONTINUED.—DEPARTURE FOR BENARES.
NORTHWARD BY RAIL.—OPIUM CULTURE.—ARRIVAL AT BENARES.
SIGHTS IN BENARES.—THE MONKEY TEMPLE.—SARNATH.—BUDDHISM.
BENARES TO LUCKNOW.—SIGHTS IN THE CAPITAL OF OUDE.—THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.—KAVANAGH'S STORY.
LUCKNOW TO CAWNPORE AND AGRA.—TAJ MAHAL AND FUTTEHPOOR SIKRA.
IN AND AROUND DELHI.—DEPARTURE FOR SIMLA AND THE HIMALAYAS.
FROM UMBALLAH TO SIMLA.—EXCURSION AMONG THE HIMALAYAS.
HUNTING SCENES IN INDIA.—PURSUIT OF THE TIGER ON FOOT AND WITH ELEPHANTS.
FROM SIMLA TO ALLAHABAD AND BOMBAY.—A GREAT HINDOO FESTIVAL.—CASTES.—THUGS AND THE CAVES OF ELLORA.
A SHORT HISTORY OF INDIA.—THE SEPOY MUTINY.—PRESENT CONDITION OF THE ARMY IN INDIA.
