Asia

order:
Mildred Cable's "The Gobi Desert"
5
China

Mildred Cable

Is this just a book about three ladies taking it slow, or is it an epic adventure?

Nikolai Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky's "Mongolia and the Land of the Tanguts"
4.2
China

Nikolai Przhevalsky

Is this too much racism even for an imperialist?

Johann Schiltberger's "The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger"
5.8
Turkey

Johann Schiltberger

Is this guy our average Joe from the Middle Ages?

Ella Maillart's "Forbidden Journey"
5.8
China

Ella Maillart

If Fleming is the more gifted writer, then why is this book better than his?

Peter Fleming's "News from Tartary"
6
China

Peter Fleming

Would a little less irony have made this book even better?

Fernão Mendes Pinto's "Pilgrimage"
5
India

Fernão Mendes Pinto

If this is one of the classics of Portuguese literature, why is it such a slow read?

Johann Christian Hüttner's "News from the journey of the British delegation through China"
5

Johann Christian Hüttner

Why is this missionary’s tale still so refreshing?

6
Himalayas

Jon Krakauer

Do we really care whose fault it was, or can we just accept that mountains are deadly sometimes?