The excitement of a life full of wild boar hunts, camel caravans, bandits, revolution, and epidemics is conveyed with the...

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CHINA TRADER

The excitement of a life full of wild boar hunts, camel caravans, bandits, revolution, and epidemics is conveyed with the same modesty that characterized Sea Fever (1952). Starting his career in the British Customs Service, the author's many experiences pierced the boredom of that life- and he views China in a period of unrest with the eyes of a quickwitted foreign trader.

Pub Date: Feb. 15, 1954

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Crowell

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1954

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