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  • Sir Robert Hart. The Romance of a Great Career

    Enriched edition. A Journey Through 19th Century Imperial China

    by Juliet Bredon, Beatrice Winthrop ...
    In "Sir Robert Hart: The Romance of a Great Career," Juliet Bredon masterfully chronicles the life of Sir Robert Hart, a pivotal figure in the history of Sino-Western relations during the late Qing Dynasty. With a narrative style that intertwines biographical detail with historical context, Bredon paints a vivid portrait of Hart's career as a diplomat and administrator in China. The text is richly ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sir Robert Hart

    by Juliet Bredon ...
    "Sir Robert Hart" by Juliet Bredon is a captivating biography that delves into the life of one of the most influential figures in modern Chinese history. Hart, an Irishman, served as the Inspector General of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service in China during a time of significant change and upheaval. Bredon paints a vivid portrait of Hart's experiences, highlighting his unique position as a ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sir Robert Hart: The Romance Of A Great Career

    by Juliet Bredon ...
    Sir Robert Hart: The Romance of a Great Career presents a detailed portrait of an influential administrator whose work shaped the development of the Imperial Chinese Customs service during a period of political and economic transformation. The narrative traces his journey from modest beginnings in Ireland to a position of lasting importance within China’s institutional framework. Emphasis is ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Moon Year

    by Juliet Bredon, Igor Mitrophanow ...
    First published in 2006. The Moon Year is an attempt at recording the mysterious andsomewhat elusive traditions of the Chinese. Juliet Bredon and IgorMitrophanow trace their way through the intimate life of the society,their religions, their superstitions, their philosophies, and customs.Only after a year's residence in China are they able to gather a muchmore intimate perspective on this age-old ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

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    Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name writer ‘Saki’, was a master of the short story, whose witty, mischievous and macabre tales satirised Edwardian society and culture. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Saki’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully ... Read more

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  • One's Company

    A Journey to China in 1933

    by Peter Fleming ...
    Catching all the fascination and humour of travel in out-of-the-way places, One's Company is Peter Fleming's account of his journey through Russia and Manchuria to China when he was Special Correspondent to The Times in the 1930s. Fleming spent seven months with the 'object of investigating the Communist situation in South China' at a time when, as far as he knew, 'no previous journey had been ... Read more

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  • Traveling in Siberia 1868, Illustrated

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    An American makes the trek across Siberia via horse, carriage and sled, during the mid nineteenth century. Original Illustrations included. ... Read more

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  • 8-in-1 Chinese Classics: Art of War; Analects of Confucius; Sayings of Mencius; Shi Ching (Book of Songs); Travels of FaHien; Sorrows of Han; Tao Te Ching; Myths and Legends of China

    by Confucius, Laozi, Mencius ...
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  • The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes

    by The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley ...
    First published in 1958. This volume translates and places in the appropriate historical context a number of private documents, such as diaries, autobiographies and confessions, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side. ... Read more

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  • Journey to the West

    The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures

    by Wu Cheng'en, Timothy Richard ...
    Series series Tuttle Classics
    China's most popular traditional novel, Journey to the West is the thrilling story of the Monkey King and his epic quest, with his trusted companions, to redeem himself. They face fantastic foes, demons and monsters during their amazing adventures traveling to the Western paradise.No matter what obstacle was put before him, the clever, wily Monkey King always got what he wanted-unimaginable ... Read more

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  • Monkey King's Amazing Adventures

    A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment

    by Wu Cheng'en, Timothy Richard ...
    Discover the thrilling exploits of this unlikely hero in China's most famous traditional novel.This classic Chinese epic tells the story of the Monkey King, his incredible origin and downfall, and his epic quest to redeem himself with his trusted companions, as they face fantastic foes, demons, and monsters and during their travels to the Western paradise.The talented, wily Monkey King was used to ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of Saki (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Edwardian Satire and Fantastical Tales of Dark Humor and Witty Characters

    by Saki, H. H. Munro, Bennett Alderwyn ...
    The Complete Works of Saki gathers the dazzling range of H. H. Munro's fiction, sketches, plays, and journalism into a single portrait of Edwardian wit at its most elegant and unsettling. Moving from drawing-room comedy to political satire, from macabre fantasy to social fable, the collection reveals a writer whose polished surfaces conceal sharp critiques of class, empire, childhood, and ... Read more

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