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- Autorius: Edward Brown
- Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 1108045553
- ISBN-13: 9781108045551
- Formatas: 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
A Seaman's Narrative of His Adventures During a Captivity Among Chinese Pirates on the Coast of Cochin-China (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt
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During the time of the Second Opium War between Britain and China (1856-60), sailor Edward Brown (about whom little is known) was discharged from a trading vessel in Hong Kong. He was then offered the opportunity to captain a Chinese-crewed ship bound for Wai-how on the west coast, though he was warned that it was a risky enterprise because of the ongoing hostilities. Soon his ship was chased by Chinese pirates and Brown was taken captive for many months in Cochin-China (southern Vietnam). Published in 1861, this engaging account of his captivity, attempts at escape, and eventual return to his livelihood as a mate on a trading ship is told in a lively style, and gives a first-hand account of both a turbulent time in one of the world's most dangerous seas, and the different people and customs he encountered in the course of his enforced time on land.
- Autorius: Edward Brown
- Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 1108045553
- ISBN-13: 9781108045551
- Formatas: 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
During the time of the Second Opium War between Britain and China (1856-60), sailor Edward Brown (about whom little is known) was discharged from a trading vessel in Hong Kong. He was then offered the opportunity to captain a Chinese-crewed ship bound for Wai-how on the west coast, though he was warned that it was a risky enterprise because of the ongoing hostilities. Soon his ship was chased by Chinese pirates and Brown was taken captive for many months in Cochin-China (southern Vietnam). Published in 1861, this engaging account of his captivity, attempts at escape, and eventual return to his livelihood as a mate on a trading ship is told in a lively style, and gives a first-hand account of both a turbulent time in one of the world's most dangerous seas, and the different people and customs he encountered in the course of his enforced time on land.
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