Foreign Mud (Paperback, Main)

Foreign Mud is one of the most distinguished of Maurice Collis' works of history. This account of the struggle between the British and Chinese in the Opium War in Canton in the 1830s has a vividness that comes from 20 years of experience in the Far East as a civil servant. 'The story of the Opium War does not lend itself to natural composition; it violates all the established rules of dramatric art; it does not begin at the right moment and it prolongs its end long after the climax has been reached. Collis has handled this intraceable material with surety of touch . . . The result is a self-contained narrative, lucid, balanced and creating a untiy of impression . . . so lucid, so human, so amusing, and so fair.' Daily Telegraph

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2008
First published:	May 2008
Authors:	Maurice Collis
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	319
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-24085-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-571-24085-2
Barcode:	9780571240852

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