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Richard Gordon Smith

    Richard Gordon Smith était un voyageur, sportif et naturaliste britannique qui a parcouru de nombreux pays à la fin du XIXe siècle. Il a vécu plusieurs années au Japon, s'immergeant dans sa culture et son monde naturel. Ses écrits capturent des expériences captivantes de ses expéditions, détaillant la flore et la faune des régions visitées. La prose de Smith se caractérise par une observation attentive et un profond attachement au monde naturel, offrant aux lecteurs un aperçu authentique de lieux exotiques.

    The Japan Diaries of Richard Gordon Smith
    • The diaries of Richard Gordon Smith, an Edwardian explorer, naturalist and sportsman, are a fascinating personal record of the forty years he spent traveling throughout the world. With an unbound sense of adventure and curiosity, his journeys took him from the wilds of Quebec, to the exotic beauty of Burma, Ceylon and Singapore to Shanghai Korea and finally Japan, a country for which he formed a lasting passion. Wonderfully illustrated with paintings and drawings which he commissioned and with beautiful historic hand-tinted photographs, this book brings the past to life in a marvelous picture of a vanished world. Includes index.

      The Japan Diaries of Richard Gordon Smith