Sir Walter Scott: the Story of His Life
Sir Walter Scott: the Story of His Life

Author: Robert Shelton Mackenzie

Publisher:

Published: 1871

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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During his reunion with Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver tells of his quest to recover the remaining treasure from Treasure Island.

A Scottish Postbag
A Scottish Postbag

Author: George Bruce

Publisher: The Saltire Society

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780854110780

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In this work, Bruce and Scott have compiled a selection of Scottish letters covering eight centuries and involving many of the great historical, literary and political figures in Scotland's past.

Tribute and Trade
Tribute and Trade

Author: William Christie

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Published: 2020-06-01

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1743325991

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In the 18th and 19th centuries, relations between China and the West were defined by the Qing dynasty’s strict restrictions on foreign access and by the West’s imperial ambitions. Cultural, political and economic interactions were often fraught, with suspicion and misunderstanding on both sides. Yet trade flourished and there were instances of cultural exchange and friendship, running counter to the official narrative. Tribute and Trade: China and Global Modernity explores encounters between China and the West during this period and beyond, into the early 20th century, through examples drawn from art, literature, science, politics, music, cooking, clothing and more. How did China and the West see each other, how did they influence each other, and what were the lasting legacies of this contact?