Told that only two Englishmen in Shanghai had ever travelled overland from Europe to China, Harry de Windt decided to make the journey in reverse. From Peking he crossed to Kalgan, rode over the Gobi Desert to Urga and Kiakhta, then pushed on through Irkutsk and the length of Siberia by post-road, and onward to Calais.
Breezy Victorian adventure travel for anyone drawn to Mongolia and Siberia. Download the free EPUB.