Excerpt from Carpenter's Geographical Reader: AsiaThe book is to a large extent the result of the original researches of the author, who has made repeated tours to the countries described, including two journeys around the world, during each of which Asia formed a large part. Many of the descriptions were written on the ground amid the scenes pictured, and the most of the illustrations are from photographs made by the author especially for this volume.To make the text easier to read, the pronunciation of the more difficult geographical names and foreign words is indicated, using Webster's diacritical marks.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.