The literary body-snatcher: Fan-quis and the children of Han
24th Sep 2024 - Rare and Early Books
Charles Toogood Downing was a young surgeon who visited China in the late 1830s, just before the first opium war
Every now and again you need to go back and read a Trollope book or two. They are unexcelled for sharp amusement, intrigue, and just straight enjoyment, and inside the books you find things, such as New Zealand and kauri gum. Trollop also visited New Zealand in 1872 and wrote an account of his travels. You can read all about this in the attached article.
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The yellow silk purse: Memoirs of George Thomas Staunton
12th Nov 2025 - Rare and Early Books
George Thomas Staunton was particularly famous for two things, One was as a 12 year old lad on Lord Macartney’s