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Title:
Five years in China; from 1842 to 1847:with an account of the occupation of the islands of Labuan and Borneo by her Majestys forces.
Creator:
Forbes, Frederick E.(Frederick Edwyn)
Date:
1848
Date in Source:
1848.
Place:
London.
Country:
Great Britain
Imprint:
London : Richard Bentley,
Language:
English
Subject:
China - Description and travel.
Format:
[1], 405 pp.
Reference:
Lust, J. Western books on China, 369
Also issued on microfiche.
Also issued on microfiche.
Note:
Forbes found previous accounts of the Chinese quite misleading. As a whole the Chinese were friendly to foreigners. Officials were a sort of aristocracy while in office, the achievements of government were considerable. Sympathetic observation.
Brill, 2010. (Western books on China up to 1850 ; HT-711)
Brill, 2010. (Western books on China up to 1850 ; HT-711)
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