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In the Forbidden Land

by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

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  1. 1In the Forbidden Land
  2. 2Imprisonment, Torture, and Ultimate Release
  3. 3Preface
  4. 4Chapter I — From London to Naini Tal
  5. 5Chapter II
  6. 6Chapter III — Pithoragarh — Fakir Women — A Well-Ventilated Abode —…
  7. 7Chapter IV — The Raots — A Slippery Journey — Superstitious Notions…
  8. 8Chapter V — A Pilgrim From Mansarowar Lake…
  9. 9Chapter VI
  10. 10Chapter VII
  11. 11Chapter VIII — Prayer by Wind-Power…
  12. 12Chapter IX
  13. 13Chapter X — The Nerpani, or “Waterless Track”…
  14. 14Chapter XI
  15. 15Chapter XII — Tibetan Threats — My Birthday — Ravenous Dogs — A Big…
  16. 16Chapter XIII — Shoka Hospitality — How I Obtained Much Information…
  17. 17Chapter XIV
  18. 18Chapter XV
  19. 19Chapter XVI — The Rambang — Shoka Music…
  20. 20Chapter XVII — Funeral Rites
  21. 21Chapter XVIII
  22. 22Chapter XIX — A Dangerous Track…
  23. 23Chapter XX
  24. 24Chapter XXI
  25. 25Chapter XXII
  26. 26Chapter XXIII — The Scouts Return — A Small Exploring Party — The M…
  27. 27Chapter XXIV — Snow and Troublesome Débris — The Doctor’s Suffering…
  28. 28Chapter XXV
  29. 29Chapter XXVI — Mysterious Footprints…
  30. 30Chapter XXVII
  31. 31Chapter XXVIII
  32. 32Chapter XXIX
  33. 33Chapter XXX — Spying Our Movements — Disguised Sepoys — A Gloomy Lo…
  34. 34Chapter XXXI
  35. 35Chapter XXXII
  36. 36Chapter XXXIII — S.E. Wind — Hungry and Half Frozen…
  37. 37Chapter XXXIV
  38. 38Chapter XXXV
  39. 39Chapter XXXVI
  40. 40Chapter XXXVII
  41. 41Chapter XXXVIII — Night Marching…
  42. 42Chapter XXXIX
  43. 43Chapter XL — More Robbers — The Friends of Tibetan Authorities — A…
  44. 44Chapter XLI
  45. 45Chapter XLII — A Daku’s Strange Ideas…
  46. 46Chapter XLIII
  47. 47Chapter XLIV — The Interior of a Serai — Vermin — Fish, Local Jewel…
  48. 48Chapter XLV — Friendly Lamas…
  49. 49Chapter XLVI
  50. 50Chapter XLVII
  51. 51Chapter XLVIII — Illnesses and Remedies…
  52. 52Chapter XLIX — A Tibetan Medicine-Man…
  53. 53Chapter L — Tucker Village…
  54. 54Chapter LI
  55. 55Chapter LII — What the Men Were Like — Their Timidity — Leather Wor…
  56. 56Chapter LIII — Rain in Torrents — A Miserable Night — A Gorge — A G…
  57. 57Chapter LIV — My Time Fully Occupied — Our Own Yak Drivers — A Heav…
  58. 58Chapter LV — An Interview — Peace or War? — Gifts and the Scarf of…
  59. 59Chapter LVI — Rain in Torrents — A Swampy Plain — The Sun at Last —…
  60. 60Chapter LVII — Travelling Tibetans…
  61. 61Chapter LVIII — A Sleepless Night — Watching Our Enemy — A Pictures…
  62. 62Chapter LIX — In Pleasant Company — Unpopularity of the Lamas — Sol…
  63. 63Chapter LX
  64. 64Chapter LXI — Expecting Trouble — Along the Brahmaputra — A Thunder…
  65. 65Chapter LXII
  66. 66Chapter LXIII — A Commotion — An Invitation Declined — The Tents —…
  67. 67Chapter LXIV — Refusal to Sell Food — Women — Their Looks and Chara…
  68. 68Chapter LXV — Polyandry — Marriage Ceremonies — Jealousy — Divorce…
  69. 69Chapter LXVI — Tibetan Funerals…
  70. 70Chapter LXVII — Another Commotion — Two Hundred Soldiers — A Stampe…
  71. 71Chapter LXVIII — Washing-day — A Long March…
  72. 72Chapter LXIX — The Alarm Given — Our Bad Manners — A Peaceful Settl…
  73. 73Chapter LXX
  74. 74Chapter LXXI
  75. 75Chapter LXXII — Eighty Black Tents — Starved — Kindly Natives — Pre…
  76. 76Chapter LXXIII — Strange Noises…
  77. 77Chapter LXXIV — Chanden Sing’s Plucky Resistance…
  78. 78Chapter LXXV — A Warning to My Men — Calm and Coolness — The Pombo’…
  79. 79Chapter LXXVI — Led Before the Tribunal…
  80. 80Chapter LXXVII — My Note-Books and Maps…
  81. 81Chapter LXXVIII — A High Military Officer — A Likely Friend — A Sol…
  82. 82Chapter LXXIX — Sarcasm Appreciated — Kindness — A Change for the W…
  83. 83Chapter LXXX — The Rupun as a Friend — Treated With Respect and Def…
  84. 84Chapter LXXXI
  85. 85Chapter LXXXII
  86. 86Chapter LXXXIII
  87. 87Chapter LXXXIV — Intense Pain…
  88. 88Chapter LXXXV — Bleeding All Over…
  89. 89Chapter LXXXVI — Mansing Arrives — A Pretence of Killing Him — Our…
  90. 90Chapter LXXXVII — Happiness Checked — Stretched on the Rack — Mansi…
  91. 91Chapter LXXXVIII
  92. 92Chapter LXXXIX — An Unknown Article in Tibet — My Sponge Bewitched…
  93. 93Chapter XC — A Consultation…
  94. 94Chapter XCI — A Great Relief — The Pombo’s Attentions — A Weird Hyp…
  95. 95Chapter XCII — Compliments Exchanged — A Poisoned Drink Proffered —…
  96. 96Chapter XCIII
  97. 97Chapter XCIV — South of the Outward Journey…
  98. 98Chapter XCV — Easier Times — Large Encampments — Suffocating a Goat…
  99. 99Chapter XCVI — Towards Mansarowar — Mansing’s Vision — Bathing in M…
  100. 100Chapter XCVII
  101. 101Chapter XCVIII
  102. 102Chapter XCIX
  103. 103Chapter C
  104. 104Appendix
  105. 105A List of Mr. William Heinemann’s Publications and Announcements

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