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Teltscher has made remarkable use of her source material, aided by the constantly perceptive and witty tone of Bogle's own writings' - Patrick French, Sunday Times  ‘It is hard to imagine this fascinating story being told with greater sensitivity or skill' - Sunday Telegraph  ‘Teltscher is a remarkable new historian ... wholly original' - William Dalrymple  ‘Thrilling and fascinating ... Letters, journals and documents are woven into the flowing narrative, which is wonderfully vivid and evocative' - Jenny Uglow _______________  An unlikely meeting between a young Scotsman and the Panchen Lama gives birth to a remarkable friendship  In 1774 British traders longed to open relations with China so they sent a young Scotsman, George Bogle, as an envoy to Tibet. Bogle became smitten by what he saw there, and struck up a remarkable friendship with the Panchen Lama.   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