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PROFACE.
Subscquent to the Turkish war (1877-1878) 1 (1dertook a scries of journcy's in the Orient. llaving visited all the localities, more or less remarkable, of the Balkan Peninsulin, l (IDSSC le Caucasus mountain to Central Asia und l'ersin, inal finally in 198; I starteri sur lwili, a most extraordinary country, which one int. tracted me from my carly days.
The aim of my journey was to become incquainter with tlic inhabitants of India, and to study on the spot their minnncrs and customis, the grand and mysterious archicology, and the colossal and majestic nature of this country. Wandering from one place to another, without a sellicc plari, I reaclicet the mountainous Alghanistan, from where I reached India by the picturesque passes of Bolan and Guernai. Having ascended thic Indus as far as Rawal l'indi, I crossed the l'unjab, the country of the live rivers, and visitor the Golden Temple of Armits und the toil) or Ranjit Sing, the king of the l'unjab, ncar labore. I then directed my stops towarels Kasluir. "the valley or cternal lelicity." There in order to satisfy my curiosity, I recomienced my wanderings and continue them until I arrivedat Lactalie whence I decided to return to Russia, through Karakorrount and Clinesc Turkestant.
One day in the coursc of my visit to the Buddhist content, situated on my route, I lcarnt from the chics Lama, that were existed in the archives of Lassa very ancient memoirs trenting of the life of Jesus Christ in the nations of the Occident, and that certain great
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