AMONG THE TIBETANS
Isabella L. Bird
Illustrated by
Edward Whymper

DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Mineola, New York


CONTENTS

PAGE
[CHAPTER I]
The Start 7
[CHAPTER II]
Shergol and Leh 40
[CHAPTER III]
Nubra 72
[CHAPTER IV]
Manners and Customs 101
[CHAPTER V]
Climate and Natural Features 130

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
[Usman Shah] Frontispiece
[The Start from Srinagar] 13
[Camp at Gagangair] 18
[Sonamarg] 21
[A hand Prayer-Cylinder] 42
[Tibetan Girl] 45
[Gonpo of Spitak] 51
[Leh] 57
[A Chod-Ten] 66
[A Lama] 74
[Three Gopas] 77
[Some Instruments of Buddhist Worship] 86
[Monastic Buildings at Basgu] 93
[The Yak (Bos grunniens)] 100
[A Chang-pa Woman] 102
[Chang-pa Chief] 110
[The Castle of Stok] 117
[First Village in Kulu] 125
[A Tibetan Farm-house] 133
[Lahul Valley] 141
[Gonpo at Kylang] 149