Towards the Land of the Rising Sun: Or, Four Years in Burma

Excerpt from Towards the Land of the Rising Sun: Or, Four Years in BurmaTo the right and left, as far as the eye could reach, stretched the flat country rich in mangroves, palmyras, and other well-grown trees. As we approached Rangoon the centre of attraction became the great dome of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, which glittered in the fierce rays Of the sun.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.