Narrative of a Recent Imprisonment in

Klappentext The account of merchant sailor John Lee Scott about his shipwreck and imprisonment in China during the First Opium War. Zusammenfassung First published in 1841! this is the autobiographical account of merchant sailor John Lee Scott about his shipwreck and imprisonment in China during the First Opium War. Scott's Narrative provides an interesting insight into nineteenth-century British perceptions of the Chinese during the Anglo-Chinese conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Leave Shields; 2. Get ashore; 3. Temple; 4. Captain Anstruther; 5. Physician; 6. Language; 7. Jos ceremonies; 8. Sampan.

Product details

• Authors: Scott John Lee, John Lee Scott, Scott John Lee
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781108013802
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01380-2
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History