Ebook {Epub PDF} News From Tartary by Peter Fleming

Peter Fleming's account of his mile trek from Peking to Kashmir in , a tale of adventure and portrait of a now-lost China, is enriched by his self-deprecating sense of humor and his expressive prose. A travel classic, News from Tartary is #64 on National Geographic's " Best Adventure Books" list/5. News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir. Fleming, Peter. Published by Futura Publications, ISBN ISBN Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom. News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir is a travel book by Peter Fleming, describing his journey through time and the political situation of Turkestan (historically known as Tartary).The book recounts Fleming's 3, miles (5, km) journey from Peking, China to .

Review blurbs at back panel for Peter Fleming titles "Brazilian Adventure" and "One's Company". News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir, first published in , is a landmark work of real-life adventures by Peter Fleming describing his journey through time, space, and the political milieu of Turkestan. Peter Fleming's famous book, News from Tartary makes for compelling listening. It is a fascinating and colourful tale of his extraordinary journey from the wilds of China across a huge range of mountains and into India in - something that none of his small party of four ever thought would be possible. Genre. Adventurer and travel writer. A brother of James Bond author Ian Fleming, he married actress Celia Johnson in and worked on military deception operations in World War II. He was a grandson of the Scottish financier Robert Fleming, who founded the Scottish American Investment Trust and the merchant bank Robert Fleming Co.

News From Tartary by Peter Fleming. Publication date Topics RMSC Collection digitallibraryindia; JaiGyan Language English. Book Source: Digital Library of India. News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir. Fleming, Peter. Published by Futura Publications, ISBN ISBN Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom. "News from Tartary" is the story of a seven-month, 3, mile journey in from Peking to Kashmir, beginning by train and continuing by bus, foot, camel, and horse. Fleming is the British amateur par excellence.