A Novelist's Tour Of The World Author:Vicente Blasco Ibanez A KOVELISVS SOUR OF SHE WORLD BY VICENTE BLASCO IBAftEZ AwtJww of the Jxitki of Art, Mexico tu Kcvotuttwi, ufc. Leo Onglcy a d Arthur Livingston IttUSTRATBD WW WRK EJ Plto e CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1. IN THE GARDEN AT MENTGN ....... i IL THE CITY THAT CONQUERED NIGHT ..... xo Til. THK LAND OK SI-CSAR .......... 18 IV. TlIB Pm, H BETWEEN TWO OCEANS... more » ..... 23 V. THK COASTS OF Tim PAH nc ........ 32 VI. THE SECRET OF THE BLUE-FACED SPHINX . . . 41 VII. THK Tswcs OF LOVE .......... 49 VIII. HiLn tf LAKP. OK FIRS .......... 61 IX, THE RNTH ANTED ISLE , . . ...... 72 X MY FKLLOW-TRAVKLLKHS ......... 78 XI. THK REMAINS OP THE CATACLYSM , ..... 82 XII, KAMAKPKA AND THE GREAT BUDDHA ..... 90 XHL TOKYO ....... ....... 101 XIV. TIM PARADISE OF MRNT . . ....... 109 XV, THK Two SHOCNS OF NIKKO ....... 117 XVI. AT THK FOOT OF TUB HOLY MOUNTAIN .... 124 XVII, TUP, FOREST OK GOLDEN PAGODAS ...... 130 XVIIt KYOTO THE SACRED .......... 138 XIX. THE TKMPLK OP THE TmRTY-THRKE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE GODS , . 146 XX-THE Two JAFAKS ........... 150 XXt Tut ISLAND WHERE NOBODY DIES ...... 155 XXU, THE St w ER PALACE ......... 16 XXIH. THE GREAT WALL ... ....... 171 XXIV. TOWARD B. UB RIVKR .......... 179 XXV, SWANCHAI THK PicospRRcnm ........ i88 XXVI. IN THE YELI W SEA .......... 196 XX VII, flown KONC. AND CANTON ........ 204 XXVIII, MACAO ........... - - . ai 4 XXIX. THE PKiumifHt , . . . XXX OctAWCA v VI CONTENTS CHAPTER XXXI. THE LAND OF SPICE , 240 XXXII. RAIN .. XXXIII. WHKRK EAST MKETS WEST . w. XXXIV. RANGOON 4 XXXV. TUK IJrRNitfG GHAT j, XXXVI. TAPROUAXA XXXVII. Tin TOWKKS or Siu- xn u XXXVHI. TIIK CRANU M n. jj XXXIX. THK CITV OK JKWIXS 30 XL. A RA n XLL PAST THK LAND OK Pi , Rrt Mi s . 44 XLIL MOHAMMKT Al, l t fiUWKiN, ANl TIU, M SUM . . . , 1 XLIIL THK COLOSSI OK Afii-SiMm, y XLIV. FATUKR Ntuc fj XLV. I-OTUS AN PAPYRtrS , l t XLVL THE WKST BANK XLVTI. TuftxtK You AKK AT I. AST , XLVIIL ROU E KT Norn l LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Tm ArruuK ON His DEPARTURE FROM HONOLULU . . Frontispiece Facing Page THK ArDAcious STRITCTURKS OK NEW YORK 12 MOKKO CASTLE, HAVANA, FROM THE NARROWS 21 THE CLOSED QUADRANGULAR POCKKTS OF THE GATUN LOCKS . 24 MONCMKXT TO CKRVANTK AT PANAMA 28 TICK TROPICAL PACIFIC 33 Isu OK LUVT, RISING OUT OF THE MID-PACIFIC ... 48 X. VHVK HAWAIIAN GIRLS WELCOMING THE TKAVELLEKS . . 58 WlUTK-rLAJt, FLMVKtt-AbORNED MUSICIANS, PtAYINCJ AtOHA . 58 KtLAtKAV LAKE OF FIRM x STAWK. S WF FL SU AND BLOOD ON PEDESTALS OF FOAM , 76 JURAT Ft j SVMIIOL OF BEAUTY IN NIPPON 85 Ki fUK AXI RICK CULTIVATION IK JAPAN 92 THK ORBAT BUDDHA AT KAMAKURA 101 H HAW I-OADS DActKD BY THE JAPANESE 108 TICK BKMnriruL TOHXKIIION GATE AT NIKKO . . . ,117 Gf U AND I, A QUKit BEIDCR UsKD BY THE MlKADOS . . ,124 SUMMER PAlAtK, PEKIKO - 164 IKICIX Scnnrii GATE IN TIIK GRKAT WAIJ 177 teioaK f SUMMKK PALACK 178 TOWNS or SAMPANS 192 FAT PAfMctiBO, SQUARE SAIUSD JUNKS 196 BtttuuNfM tN HONC KONU AND MACAO 216 KATIVK Htnrs or THE FtUHNOft 225 Out CITY GATK OP MANILA ....... 229 oAT5 MANiijv 236 lawavim LAND OF JAVA wrra ITS EXUBERANT VERDURE 240 THIS ENORMOUS AVENUES or JAVA 248 OK Es m 248 vii viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Fa FG C Tin MKN OF THE YKLLOW Ruin M Tiivnixi n i, VILLAS, IV s AND GIRLS rr ELKniANTS IN THE RAXHOON LlMItKK V. Kt.- J f S SHRINK OF Tin Sirwi- lXv ux j 4 THE HINDUS Si IT Tine BATHING ZJIATS ON THK HANKS or TIP i IAN s . . . AN INDIAN VILLAS . . 5 CARTS SKKN IN THK CITH- S OK IMI IA SACKICIJ Cows AND lUu. LS . - PUNDIT RKADINV FKOM A SACKU IIK K V 1 1 THE Tor OP THK WORLD, tr. KVHHK T , V - THK HIMALAYAS AS SKKN KUOM DAKJW. JNM ..... j-j TIIK WKALTH OF TKOIIC AI-XATIKH ox TJIK ISLAND UK CKVUN , v 5 TKMPLK OF THK SACKED TOOTH, KAKDY ,...,. jjs TIIK Ix ATHoMEi I KNr. EN s OK TIIK TOWKRS OF SILKXO - , THE GRAND MCXIITLS LAVISH USK OF INLAID OKXAMI . N AND OK MARBLE GKATIN S THE TAJ MAHAL . GORDONS STATUK KHARTUM Tin- AUTHOR AT THK TOMB OK THK MAIIW MDI , MMAN WOMKN RKTfRNiN J FROM A WfcLL AT MtM IlIS ...« less