Miscellaneous Notices Relating to China, and our Commercial I... - 9781108045810

Miscellaneous Notices Relating to China, and our Commercial I... - 9781108045810

Miscellaneous Notices Relating to China, and our Commercial Intercourse with that Country, including a Few Translations from the Chinese LanguageAuthor(s): George Thomas Staunton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108045810, 978-1108045810\nSynopsis\nThe sinologist George Thomas Staunton [tel] learned Chinese as a child and accompanied his father on a trip to China in 1792 where, though the Ambassador's page, he was the only member of the delegation who could speak to the Emperor in Chinese. A career in the East India Company's Canton factory followed, and he translated many texts between Chinese and English. Upon his return to Britain in 1817, he spent many years as a Tory MP and often spoke about China and its trade with Britain. He also continued to write about these issues, and this collection of translations and essays, published in 1822, reflects Staunton's varied interests - ranging from .

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