A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil
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About This Book
Join T. R. Swinburne on a journey through the Happy Valley, where readers will find descriptions of local customs, traditions, and everyday life. This delightful travelogue offers insights into the diverse cultures and natural beauty of the region, accompanied by charming illustrations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no en...
Chapters (27)
- A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil
- PREFACE
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- A HOLIDAY IN THE HAPPY VALLEY
- CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER II THE VOYAGE OUT
- CHAPTER III KARACHI TO ABBOTABAD
- CHAPTER IV ABBOTABAD TO SRINAGAR
- CHAPTER V FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SRINAGAR
- CHAPTER VI OUR FIRST CAMP
- CHAPTER VII BACK TO SRINAGAR
- CHAPTER VIII THE LOLAB
- CHAPTER IX SRINAGAR AGAIN
- CHAPTER X THE LIDAR VALLEY
- CHAPTER XI GANGABAL
- CHAPTER XII GULMARG
- THE HOOPOE
- CHAPTER XIII THE FLOOD
- CHAPTER XIV THE MACHIPURA
- CHAPTER XV DELHI AND AGRA
- CHAPTER XVI UDAIPUR
- APPENDIX I
- APPENDIX II
- APPENDIX III
- APPENDIX IV
- PRÉCIS OF EXPENSES—TWO PERSONS
- INDEX AND NOTES
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