Edward Brown

A Seaman's Narrative of His Adventures During a Captivity Among Chinese Pirates on the Coast of Cochin-China

And Afterwards During a Journey on Foo

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Produktbeschreibung

A British sailor's gripping account, published in 1861, of being taken captive by Chinese pirates during the Second Opium War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781108045551
• ISBN-10: 1108045553
• Artikelnr.: 35457032

Inhaltsangabe

1. Arrival at Hong-kong
2. Departure from Hong-kong Harbour
3. Chinese mode of solving doubts
4. Interview with Ching Ah'ling, the pirate chief
5. On board Ching Ah'ling's Tymung
6. Parting with the crew of the Lorcha
7. Visit from Ching Ah'ling
8. Pirate fleet sets sail again
9. European vessel passing at a distance
10. My crew attack me
11. Native production
12. Depression of spirits at my critical position
13. The Commodore at Hone-eohe
14. Journey pursued
15. Detention at Quong-foo
16. Mandarin's family
17. Uneasiness as to my fate
18. The Quong of Kang-war-ting
19. Allowed to walk in the city
20. Handsome allowance granted me by the Quong
21. Removal from the prison
22. Toa-tai-ting
23. Leave Toa-tai-ting
24. Illness of the Mandarin in charge of me
25. Attack of fever and ague
26. City of Artien-ting or Con-kow.