Picturesque Nepal . LONDON ADAM AND CHARLES 1912 BLACK NfB7 OCT u PREFACE The interest which it is beheved the countriesof the Indian Borderland possess for a con-siderable portion of the reading communityis the reason for the presentation of thisventure. Information of any nature regardinga territory about which the recent literatureis scanty may not be unacceptable, whileimpressions obtained first-hand of a regionsomewhat off the beaten track have a claimto be placed on record. Especially does thisapply to the little-known State of Nepal,where the wonderful natural scenery and thecreative ge
Picturesque Nepal . LONDON ADAM AND CHARLES 1912 BLACK NfB7 OCT u PREFACE The interest which it is beheved the countriesof the Indian Borderland possess for a con-siderable portion of the reading communityis the reason for the presentation of thisventure. Information of any nature regardinga territory about which the recent literatureis scanty may not be unacceptable, whileimpressions obtained first-hand of a regionsomewhat off the beaten track have a claimto be placed on record. Especially does thisapply to the little-known State of Nepal,where the wonderful natural scenery and thecreative genius of man have combined tomake a powerful appeal to all lovers of thepicturesque and of the imaginative in art. Itis trusted that some of the observations hereproduced—particularly those relating to theremarkably artistic character of the Newars—may fulfil the purpose for which they are vi PREFACE intended. This eharacter of the originalinhabitant of Nepal is, like many other attrac-tive qualities of the Orien
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