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On 25 May 1850 Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal and Ambassador to the Court of Queen Victoria, landed at Southampton. It seemed as if we were in a dream, or as if this was the heacen where virtuous men are said to go after death; was how one of Jang's party described his first reaction. This courties's account of the whole episode has been translated into English for the first time and is presented alongside the British and French press reports ...
Wildlife is a mine of riches where one exploring the alpine heights of the Himalayas and dense jungles of Nepal terai experiences "the thrill of meeting tigers at close range, of hearing shama warbling at dawn and admiring the beauty of the Flame-of-the Forest trees". Profusely illustrated, the book contains stunning descriptions and rare anecdotes on wildlife along with the past hunting history, Nepal’s famous ring method of hunting, the present ...