Hermit of Peking

Hermit of Peking The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse

The distinguished Oxford professor of modern history presents evidence that Chinese scholar and author Sir Edmund Backhouse, long thought to have lived as a virtual hermit in Peking, was in reality a forger, trickster, and eccentric.
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Seth Kalback@skalback
5 stars
Jan 18, 2023