Far beyond the garden gate : Alexandra David-Neel's journey to Lhasa / Alexandra David-Neels Journey to Lhasa

in Her Time, Alexandra David-neel Was The Most Famous Woman In France. She Had Traveled Extensively In China And Tibet And, In 1924, Was The First Western Woman Ever To Enter Tibet’s Forbidden Capital, Lhasa. Alexandra Was A Self-taught Buddhist Scholar And Spoke Tibetan Flawlessly. And She Did It All As A Mature Woman—she Was In Her Mid-fifties When She Arrived In Lhasa. Not Only Is Alexandra David-neel’s Story One Of High Adventure, Of Trekking Through Snow-choked Mountain Passes And Wild Encounters On The Tibetan Tablelands, But It Is Also About A Prolific Writer And Passionate Advocate Of Tibetan Culture. Far Beyond The Garden Gate Reveals An Unforgettable Life’s Journey With Vibrant, Graceful Prose And Stunning Illustrations. publishers Weekly like His Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure And Ruth Law Thrills A Nation, Don Brown's Far Beyond The Garden Gate: Alexandra David-neel's Journey To Lhasa Charts Another Innovative Woman In A Concise Picture-book Biography. Here, The Focus Is Parisian-born Alexandra David-neel's Determination To Enter The Tibetan Capital. A Spread Of David-neel Crossing A Gorge By Cable Illustrates The Lengths To Which She Goes To Become The First Western Woman To Enter Lhasa, In 1924. Describes the life and travels of Alexandra David-Neel, who became a scholar of Buddhism and Tibet in the early twentieth century and trekked thousands of miles to reach Llasa, the Tibetan capital.