Books published by publisher London - Kegan Paul

The twelve papers cover a range of topics, including politics in Afghanistan and former Soviet central Asian republics; archaeological exploration in Xinjiang; a recently-discovered Mongolian manuscript of Chinggis Khan; stories about Tibetan travelers to the other world; and linguistic issues related to Mongolian and its relationship between the "Altaic" languages.

The third book of Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese period, Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is a volume of philosophical essays and sketches inspired by the teachings of Buddha. Through a series of loosely connected essays, the author offers readers a wealth of insights into Japanese life, art and religion. When the book was first published in 1897, it attracted the attention of The New York Times: "It is only Mr. Hearn who has made us understand something of the Japanese way of looking at life and things, something of that religion which is the very soul and substance of Japanese existence, thought, and action." Today's readers are sure to recognize the elegance and depth of thought which have made the work a classic.

This is Jack London's account of the fulfillment of his boyhood dream of sailing in the Pacific in the wake of Herman Melville and Robert Louis Stevenson. His first Pacific port of call was Hawaii, where his thrilling description of surfing at Waikiki popularized the sport that has now spread around the world. The voyage continued on through the Marquesas, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, the New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands, ending in Sydney, Australia. Although his odyssey was a troubled one, London's Polynesian adventure renewed his faith in individual effort, courage, and daring. And it is this theme, which runs through The Cruise of the Snark like a golden thread, that makes it a book of universal appeal as well as one of the finest account of Pacific sailing ever written.