In the Footsteps of Robinson Crusoe (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from In the Footsteps of Robinson CrusoeAbout 5pm. We reached Anda, a large Manchurian town. The towns seem to be built about a mile distant from the stations. Why I do not know, but my theory is that speculators must have bought the townsites along the line and} that¿the Manchus refused to be bled. The houses. Seem to be long/, low structures capa ble of accommodating several families, and occasionally we see the compounds which one associates with China. At Anda we were offered cooked fowls at 5 roubles each, but I observed that they were cooked with their heads on, and, no doubt, with their internal organs intact, 'and I was not tempted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.