Trans-Himalaya Vol. 1 of 2: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Trans-Himalaya Vol. 1 of 2: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet<br><br>IN the first place I desire to pay homage to the memory of my patron King Oscar of Sweden by a few words of gratitude. The late King showed as warm and intelligent an interest in my plan for a new expedition as he had on former occasions and assisted in the fulfilment of my project with much-increased liberality.<br><br>I estimated the cost of the journey at kronor (about and this sum was subscribed within a week by my old friend Emmanuel Nobel and my patrons Frederik Lowenadler Oscar Ekman Robert Dickson William Olsson and Henry Ruffer banker in London. I cannot adequately express my thanks to these gentlemen. In consequence of the political difficulties I encountered in India which forced me to make wide detours the expenses were increased by about kronor but this sum I was able to draw from my own resources.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This 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.