This memoir on six distinct areas of the life of a Ching dynasty scholar, Shen Fu, was written in 1809. We only have four records…
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Thou Art Understood
This slim and compact book punched above its weight. I bought it in 2014 from the National Palace Museum of Taipei. Published by the National…
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Mission With Mountbatten
This diary is a must for all historians interested in the events that led to the Partition. Alan Campbell-Johnson at that time was the press…
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