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East by West: a Journey in the Recess is an account of British
journalist Henry Lucy's travels across America and on to the Far
East in 1883, within two or three decades of the American Civil
War, the Indian Mutiny and the end of Japan's isolation from the
western world. Lucy was one of the most influential journalists of
his day and, as "Toby M.P.", a noted humorist in Punch magazine.
His acute powers of observation and light touch make this a most
engaging book. This is the second of two volumes and covers his
experiences in Japan, India and other parts of south-east Asia,
returning home via Aden and the Suez Canal. The first volume
included his travels in America and in Japan, including the
Atlantic and Pacific crossings by steamer.Note: In Chapter 6, Lucy
understandably, to a readership wholly unfamiliar with Japan,
includes lengthy statistics about Japan's systems and economy.
While the reader of the text can glance at such tables and move
swiftly on, this is not possible in an audiobook. Accordingly, I
have made two versions of Chapter 6. The first version is
completely unabridged. In the alternative file, 6alt, I have
excised the longest statistical tables. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
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