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- ↑ Maillart, Ella (1937). Forbidden Journey. William Heinemann. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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- Fleming, P. (1936) News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir London: Jonathan Cape. First edition
- Peter Fleming (1937). News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir. Jonathan Cape – via Internet Archive.
- Fleming, P. (2010) News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir London: Queen Anne Press.