An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul
by William J. Kirkpatrick

The Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul by Colonel William J. Kirkpatrick is the original classic on Nepal and its people.

It contains the substance of observations made during a mission to that country in the year 1793 when the author was sent to Nepal by Lord Cornwallis to mediate in the dispute between China and Nepal. Originally written for the Government and Court of Directors of the East India Company, this work on Nepal was the first to be written in English and the only reference work on the country for many years.