A Residence Among the Chinese
Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 1857
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 1857
Category : China
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Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,23 MB
Release : 1857
Category : China
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Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1108045545
First published in 1857, this is Robert Fortune's account of his fascinating and bizarre 1853-6 expedition to China.
Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108045544
China was still largely alien territory for westerners in the mid-nineteenth century. In this book, first published in 1857, Robert Fortune (1813-1880) describes his third visit there, but despite his relative familiarity with the country, his account is full of strange and bizarre sights and happenings. Beginning in Shanghai, where he was sent to collect tea samples for the East India Company, he describes an earthquake and the myths of its aftermath, along with his fears of becoming embroiled in the Taiping Rebellion. A keen botanist and entomologist in his own right, he also collected insects (a pastime that led him to become a figure of great hilarity among the locals) and explored the flora of the north. His account of his three-year expedition offers a glimpse of the Chinese language and culture through the lens of Victorian expectations, and is a fascinating resource for students and the general reader.
Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher :
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 42,24 MB
Release : 1857
Category : China
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Author : David Abeel
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 29,89 MB
Release : 1836
Category : China
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Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 23,18 MB
Release : 1971
Category : China
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Author : Sir Arthur Augustus Thurlow CUNYNGHAME
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Page : 392 pages
File Size : 33,92 MB
Release : 1853
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Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 47,13 MB
Release : 2016-10-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781333874469
Excerpt from A Residence Among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea; Being a Narrative of Scenes and Adventures During a Third Visit to China, From 1853 to 1856 Which lie between the coast-line and the points formerly reached. For the talented sketches which illustrate the work I am indebted to my friend Mr. Scarth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Robert Fortune
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 30,57 MB
Release : 2019-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780461245639
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