This classic work of exploration in 2 volumes is 'An Account of a Journey in Tibet, Capture by the Tibetan Lamas and Soldiers, Imprisonment, Torture and Ultimate Release brought about by Dr Wilson and the Political Peshkar Karak Sing-Pal'. It details the wild adventures & travels of HENRY SAVAGE LANDOR (1865-1924) the celebrated anthropologist, artist & explorer. He was one of the earliest European travellers in the previously closed territory of Tibet. The author travelled to India in 1897 & his account is told with wit & a sharp observer's eye for detail.