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Mission to China: How an Englishman Brought the West to the Orient
John Holliday
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Description for Mission to China: How an Englishman Brought the West to the Orient
Hardback. From England's Jerusalem to Shanghai, China, the story of one man's mission to bring the East and West into closer union. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HRCX7; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 676.
At the age of only twenty, Walter Medhurst set sail in August 1816 from London, aboard the General Graham, bound for Malacca to establish a printing facility for the London Missionary Society. Thereby began a career as missionary, adventurer, printer, writer, translator, teacher and nineteenth-century pioneer to China. The adventure begins in Madras, where Walter meets and falls in love with his wife Elizabeth and together they move on to Malacca, Penang and Batavia, preparing for the day when China opens up to the `foreign devils' so that he can take the Christian message to the heart ... Read more
At the age of only twenty, Walter Medhurst set sail in August 1816 from London, aboard the General Graham, bound for Malacca to establish a printing facility for the London Missionary Society. Thereby began a career as missionary, adventurer, printer, writer, translator, teacher and nineteenth-century pioneer to China. The adventure begins in Madras, where Walter meets and falls in love with his wife Elizabeth and together they move on to Malacca, Penang and Batavia, preparing for the day when China opens up to the `foreign devils' so that he can take the Christian message to the heart ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445661346
SKU
V9781445661346
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About John Holliday
John Holliday was born and grew up in England, where his service in the Royal Air Force led to an opportunity in the burgeoning computer industry of the 1960s. John moved to Canada in 1968, initially joining IBM but later breaking out on his own with his first business in a career as a serial entrepreneur. The experiences of his ... Read more
Reviews for Mission to China: How an Englishman Brought the West to the Orient
`John Holliday has done a great service by writing this excellent biography... The reader will relish the memorable scenes of Medhurst's life, ranging from the carefree boyhood coach rides through the Cotswolds to the tense months of living under siege in Shanghai.'
Revd Dr Andrew Lake One-time vicar of All Saints Church, Jakarta
Revd Dr Andrew Lake One-time vicar of All Saints Church, Jakarta