Project Gutenberg 2009-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 78 Hall, Basil 1788 1844 Hall, Basilio 97181634 Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo Island Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jane Hyland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Islands" by Captain Basil Hall is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work provides a detailed narrative of Captain Hall's expedition to uncharted regions of East Asia, particularly focusing on the interactions with the people of Corea and the Loo-Choo Islands. The text likely offers insight into the geography, culture, and social dynamics of the regions encountered during the voyage. The beginning of the voyage details the departure from England and the crew's arrival at the coast of Corea. The narrative describes their initial encounters with the Corean natives, highlighting their unsociable demeanor and the language barriers faced by the explorers. The explorers attempt to engage with the locals and navigate their way through the islands, blending scientific observations with personal reflections on the cultural nuances they encounter. The opening chapters set the stage for a journey filled with discovery, tension, and the challenges of intercultural communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ryukyu Islands -- Description and travel Korea -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 837913 837573 2024-10-12T12:54:46.753030 2023-09-13T04:25:07.324859 text/html text/html 837906 837566 2024-10-12T12:54:47.117940 2023-09-13T04:25:07.504868 text/html text/html 328000 2024-10-12T12:54:59.083924 application/epub+zip 336254 2024-10-12T12:54:51.717960 application/epub+zip 292969 2024-10-12T12:54:49.985928 application/epub+zip 719469 2024-10-12T12:55:04.597879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638257 2024-10-12T12:54:57.742914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515971 2022-09-13T12:50:47.650529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773274 772968 2024-10-12T12:54:46.186949 2023-09-13T04:25:06.922851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 771075 2009-06-06T07:14:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216149 2009-06-06T07:14:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 771066 2009-06-06T07:14:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215554 2009-06-06T07:14:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20890 2024-10-12T12:55:05.051868 application/rdf+xml 24993 2024-10-12T12:54:50.565930 image/jpeg 4599 2024-10-12T12:54:50.282948 image/jpeg 324179 2024-10-12T12:54:47.167970 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia