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About The Book : So many travellers round the world have published their journals, The author visited the following places namely, From London to Japan; Excursions in Japan; Voyage down the Chinese Coast; The Straits Settlements and Ceylon; Madras and Southern India; Calcutta and British Power in India; Benares, Lucknow, Delhi, Lahore and Agra; Bombay and Home. About The Author : Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler, (1828-1891) was a member of parliament and Lord Mayor of London. He was born the son of Thomas Fowler of Gastard, Wiltshire. He attended Grove House School, Tottenham and London University where he was awarded a B.A. degree in 1848. He was a banker and M.P. for the Penryn and Falmouth Constituency, (1868–1874) and Conservative M.P. for the City of London Constituency (1880–1891). He was also elected Sheriff of the City of London for 1880 and Lord Mayor of London in 1883 and 1885, the last Lord Mayor to serve multiple terms until Sir William Russell in 2019.He was created a baronet in 1885. He was the author of A visit to Japan, China and India. On 27 October 1852, Robert Nicholas Fowler married Sarah Charlotte Fox: she was the daughter of Sarah and Alfred Fox, of Falmouth, born on 15 March 1834.