大英國人事略說

Brief Account of the English CharacterBelieving in the power of print in converting and educating the Chinese,...
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Author: Marjoribanks, Charles,1794-1833
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Language: Chinese
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大英國人事略說

大英國人事略說

€6,27

大英國人事略說

€6,27
Author: Marjoribanks, Charles,1794-1833
Format: eBook
Language: Chinese

Brief Account of the English Character

Believing in the power of print in converting and educating the Chinese, nineteenth-century European traders and missionaries invested significant amounts of energy and money in the dissemination of tracts on the China coast. One of these ephemera was , "Brief Account of the English Character." It was first drafted in English by Charles Marjoribanks, president of the English East India Companys Select Committee in Canton. Robert Morrison (), a missionary-cum-sinologist, translated the manuscript into Chinese and printed hundreds of copies at his (Anglo-Chinese College) in Malacca (Melaka). In 1832, despite his colleagues objection, Marjoribanks engaged Charles Gutzlaff ( or ), a German missionary, and Hugh Hamilton Lindsay, the Companys supercargo, to make an illegal voyage to Chinas coastal waters in order to ascertain how far the northern ports of the Chinese empire may be gradually opened to British commerce (Ship Amherst, p.3). He asked the voyagers to load a ship with English products for sale as well as cases of his pamphlet for distribution. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 54820
Author: Marjoribanks, Charles
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: Chinese

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Translator: Morrison, Robert, 1782-1834

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