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A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea

- Being a Narrative of Scenes and Adventures during a Third Visit to China, from 1853 to 1856

About A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea

The botanist Robert Fortune (1813-80) first went to China as a plant collector for the Royal Horticultural Society, but returned not long after as an employee of the East India Company, in search of tea samples. This entertaining account, first published in 1857, describes his third expedition there.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781108045544
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 470
  • Published:
  • March 7, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x216x27 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 590 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea

The botanist Robert Fortune (1813-80) first went to China as a plant collector for the Royal Horticultural Society, but returned not long after as an employee of the East India Company, in search of tea samples. This entertaining account, first published in 1857, describes his third expedition there.

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