170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1937, The Green Edge of Asia is a vivid and intimate account of the life in the Far East. The author’s writing is subtly evocative, and in a few words, he conjures up a complete picture of the Monastery of Secluded Light with its blue-robed pilgrims, of a sordid street in Shanghai, or of the exquisite Japanese countryside. He is as informative as he is descriptive though and... Read more
1. Japanese Overture 2. The Inn 3. Mibu 4. Whose Town? 5. Soochow 6. The Monastery of Secluded Light 7. Chinese Night’s Entertainment 8. Sports of the East 9. Ohkaydess! 10. Double Lives 11. China, How Long? 12. Lingua Anglicana Orientalis: Vars. Sinens. et Japon.
Biography
Richard Pyke
Review of the first publication:
‘In these sketches of things seen, felt and heard, we get more genuine information, more intelligent appraisement, than in a library-full of conscientious wanderings.’
— Sunday Times
