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"Thrilling and fascinating--Kate Teltscher makes us feel the awe of her hero, young Bogle, on his journey . . . And the intimate drama is underpinned by a clear understanding of the power struggles of the day." --Jenny Uglow, author of "The Lunar Men""" "A wonderful book, absolutely compelling - partly because the two journeys, Bogle's to Tibet and the Panchen Lama's to China, give it a structure full of suspense and expectation, but mainly because the material is so beautifully organised to bring this out. The exoticism - clothes, food, buildings - is ravishing. I am quite certain that readers will find it irresistible." --John Carey, Emeritus Professor of English, Oxford University

" Thrilling and fascinating-- Kate Teltscher makes us feel the awe of her hero, young Bogle, on his journey . . . And the intimate drama is underpinned by a clear understanding of the power struggles of the day." -- Jenny Uglow, author of "The Lunar Men""" "A wonderful book, absolutely compelling - partly because the two journeys, Bogle's to Tibet and the Panchen Lama's to China, give it a structure full of suspense and expectation, but mainly because the material is so beautifully organised to bring this out. The exoticism - clothes, food, buildings - is ravishing. I am quite certain that readers will find it irresistible." -- John Carey, Emeritus Professor of English, Oxford University

"Marvelous. . . . Teltscher deftly laces her narrative with insights into Tibet's modern predicament, and Bogle's journey becomes a conduit for reflecting how a caffeine addiction that many of us still share was a potent force in shaping global trade." --Tristram Stuart, "New York Times Book Review"

"[Teltscher] creates an academic yet dynamic account of two cultures meeting for the first time. . . . While presenting a bittersweet tale of friendship between two strong yet completely different souls, [she] manages to pull the veil back on the historical connection between Tibet and China that remains noteworthy to the present day." --"Publishers Weekly"

"Marvelous. . . . Teltscher deftly laces her narrative with insights into Tibet's modern predicament, and Bogle's journey becomes a conduit for reflecting how a caffeine addiction that many of us still share was a potent force in shaping global trade." --Tristram Stuart, "New York Times Book Review"

"[Teltscher] creates an academic yet dynamic account of two cultures meeting for the first time. . . . While presenting a bittersweet tale of friendship between two strong yet completely different souls, [she] manages to pull the veil back on the historical connection between Tibet and China that remains noteworthy to the present day." --"Publishers Weekly"

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Touching, humorous, and illuminating, this travelogue takes readers back in time to a remarkable, world-shaping moment. With rich language and the help of a remarkable journal, author Kate Teltscher traces two extraordinary journeys across some of the harshest and highest terrain in the world: the first British expedition to Tibet and the Panchen Lama’s state visit to mark the Emperor’s seventieth birthday.

In the late eighteenth century, with their empire expanding, the British sought a commercial opening to China. European traders were banned from China, but the cunning British East India Company saw a possible advocate in the Panchen Lama, the spiritual leader of the Buddhist people of Tibet. In the hopes of gaining access to Peking, they sent a young Scot named George Bogle as their envoy. Bogle was able to gain an audience with the Panchen Lama, and in him he found much more than a business partner; the Incarnate Lama was a friendly man who loved to discuss politics, science, art, and culture. Bogle gradually became less of a tourist and less of a colonist, growing comfortable and happy the longer he spent in Tibet even as his mission to open China failed. All the while, he kept a detailed journal—his prose by turn playful, self-deprecating, grandiose, and shrewd—and this revelatory document gives readers an exhilarating front seat to the beginnings of international relationships that exert their effects even now.

Teltscher’s portrayal of Bogle’s unique diplomatic relationship with the holy man is an admission that history is made by people—and people have emotions, flaws, and feelings that enrich and affect history.

. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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