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A Winter in North China (Paperback)
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A Winter in North China (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
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In the winter of 1890, the Reverend T. M. Morris and the Reverend
Richard Glover spent five months journeying through the Shantung
and Shansi provinces in north China. Commissioned by the Baptist
Missionary Society to inspect the work of all missionaries in the
area, the two clergymen travelled by boat, cart, wheelbarrow and
'other strange conveyances' in order to complete their mission.
Published in 1892, this book compiles the letters sent home by
Morris, originally appearing in The East Anglian Daily Times and
the Freeman. Writing with notable Christian zeal, Morris ably
describes the difficulties faced in such a journey, delighting at
the people encountered and wondering at the awe-inspiring
landscape. With a preface by Glover attesting to Morris' 'careful
and shrewd' observational skills, and a map of the area covered in
this remarkable journey, this book provides a novel insight into
nineteenth-century China.
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