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Narrative of a Recent Imprisonment in China after the Wreck of the Kite - Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia John Lee Scott
Narrative of a Recent Imprisonment in China after the Wreck of the Kite - Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
John Lee Scott
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.
156 pages, 4 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 10, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108013802 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 156 |
| Dimensions | 142 × 216 × 10 mm · 226 g |
| Language | English |