After Jung Bahadur, the strongman of Nepal, visited England as ambassador, young Laurence Oliphant travelled back with his camp into the Himalayan kingdom. He describes the road and the valley of Kathmandu, hunting and court life, and tells the bloody story of the coup that brought Jung to power.
A brisk early travel book by a famously adventurous Victorian, and a rare view of Nepal in its isolation. Download the free EPUB.