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id: 26090
title: Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  "But I do think, father," Godfrey said, "that it will be a good thing if "But you don''t mean to say," Godfrey said, "that men are sent to prison "I think we had better wait for two or three days," Godfrey said. "We shall be able to hold on here," Godfrey said, "for a few days, and I "They will be glad to sell us a boat," Luka said to Godfrey. "We shall be a long way down," Godfrey said, "if we keep on at this "I shall not land, Luka," Godfrey said. "What we want, Luka," Godfrey said, after sitting quiet for some time, "In that case, Luka," Godfrey said, "we will set to work to make things "I think, Luka," Godfrey said, "that instead of letting our old boat go "Now, Luka," Godfrey said presently, "stand up and have a look round.


id: 13806
title: Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life
author: Knox, Thomas Wallace
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  government office--A Chinese traveling carriage--Visiting a Manjour The day before we came in sight of land, my dog repeatedly placed his following night and day the Russians escaped and ascended the Straits Russian cities in winter and summer is largely due to the number of My second day on the Amoor was much like the first in the general both banks of the river, his power extending over native and Russian officers, English with occasional travelers, and a little Chinese and bade him good evening and returned to the boat and the Russian shore. river are generally built twenty or thirty feet above high water mark. Siberia, five thousand miles from the Russian capital and nearly half In the Russian posting system the horses carry loads only one way. not snow enough for good sleighing, and the winter roads generally like those used by Russian merchants when traveling.


id: 37536
title: The House of the Dead; or, Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont
author: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
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  time in the convict prison, that I understood all that was exceptional self-respect," said the convict with the heavy lip, looking at me with a everything that took place in the convict prison, and this was naturally Every time that Gazin got drunk, all the prisoners knew how his day battalion in the Line; but, like all who are sent to the convict prison One day, a considerable time after my arrival at the convict prison, I the convict prison, my resting-place for many years. The young fellow who sold white bread in the convict prison took two through the convict prison like a lost soul, and no longer allowed entered the convict prison in the most laughable manner (it took place lived like a prince until he was sent to the convict prison, where he soon as he knows his trade remains in the convict prison, where he lives


id: 41237
title: In Search of a Siberian Klondike
author: Vanderlip, Washington Baker
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  the sources of the Ghijiga River--Four hours of sun a day--When dog native dishes--Curious habits of the sledge-dog 139 Three Little Half-caste Russians and Native natives store fish for the sledge-dogs--The three varieties With my horses came little Russian pack-saddles or On the second day we struck a small water-course and saw many signs of use on hard snow were three feet long and eight inches wide. sledges was loaded with dog-food--namely, salmon heads and backs. reader may well ask how the natives can use both dogs and reindeer if with dogs through a deer country, but the natives do not take it in the time that we had secured the dog the deer were a mile away, making both night and day, but without the use of dogs. Okhotsk Sea, where I was to discharge my Russian dog-teams, and secure the lookout for good dogs, and while I was in this village I came upon


id: 49637
author: Coxe, William
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  Kamtchatka and the New Discovered Islands are sea-otters, foxes, sables, to the Aleutian and Fox Islands: they are called by the Russians Bobry The Russians remained until June, 1754, upon this island: at that time [Sidenote: The Crew reach Beering''s Island in two Baidars.] In spring tribute, calls in his account the first island by the Russian name of sea the spring following--The vessel is stranded in a bay of the island islanders, that a Russian ship, under the command of Ivan Solovioff[53], [Sidenote: Sails to the Fox Islands.] Every preparation for continuing [Sidenote: The Russians winter at Kadyak.] The islanders now appearing [Sidenote: Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants.] The Fox-islands are [Sidenote: Account of the Inhabitants of the Fox Islands.] The any Russian vessels have hitherto sailed, a chain of islands has been An island without a name, called by the Russians [Sidenote: Islands called by different Names in the Russian Journals.]

title:
  Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China


id: 45167
author: Michie, Alexander
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  Wealth--Mongols--Russians--Name of Kalgan--Chinese Leave China--Mishap in the pass--Steep ascent--Chinese Marshes--Camels dislike water--Chinese caravan--Travellers'' Custom-house delay--Fine country--Good roads--Hotels Amoor that time extended as far south as the Great River, and included a non-military nation like the Chinese, as they were in the days person, and a man of great authority among Mongols, whether lamas or mission to the great lamasery at Dolonor, a Mongol town a few days'' fellow, who speaks Mongol like a native, to a Lama convent, called a halting-place, the Mongols generally contrive to combine a good the Chinese government sought to divert the Mongols from forming any in the pastoral peoples, the great race of the Mongols has in the for as we intended to travel as the Russians do, night and day, it The Russians lose a great deal of time the country been as great as it is now, China might have become a

title:
  The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, Through the Deserts and Steppes of Mongolia, Tartary, &c.


