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Aventures de Robert Fortune dans ses voyages en Chine, a la recherche des fleurs et du the. Traduit de l'anglais (1843-1850)Date de l'edition originale: 1854Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l opportunite d acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les uvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Relationships can have many sides with several perspectives. The key to this story is not its truths but its secrets. A home invasion sets Jennifer Drake on a journey of discovery and a family history she never knew existed. Events surrounding her birth--which occurred during the last few years of World War Two--centers around two men. They each provide a different bias regarding the past, the present, and the future. Each has a different reason and a different objective in mind, but both men share a common goal--to find and control Claudette.In her search for truth Jennifer unearths a shocking reality--to reach her goal she would need to pick sides, but which one? In deciding this, she is forced to learn a few of life's tougher realities, including the fact that she and she alone, must right the wrongs of the past.An epic story with a unique writing style Excellent and engaging - Cat Skinner.

"Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China" recounts Robert Fortune's travels through China in the mid-19th century. Fortune, a Scottish botanist, explored regions beyond the reach of most Westerners at the time, providing detailed observations of Chinese agriculture, particularly tea cultivation and silk production. This historical account offers a unique glimpse into the economic and cultural landscape of China during a period of significant transformation. Fortune's accessible writing style and detailed descriptions make this work a valuable primary source for understanding Chinese society and the global tea trade in the 19th century. This edition includes a foreword by T. S. Wentworth. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

When Scottish botanist Robert Fortune (1812–80) travelled to Japan in 1860, shortly after it had reopened to foreign visitors for the first time in centuries, he found the islands to be both mysterious and dangerous. This work, first published in 1863, is Fortune's spirited account of his travels, from Nagasaki to Yedo (modern-day Tokyo) and then on to Peking (Beijing). Fortune had previously spent several years in China researching tea plants and tea-growing technology, which he later introduced to the plantations of India. (His books on his experiences in China are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.) An engaging raconteur, Fortune includes here not only detailed horticultural information, but also his observations and opinions on Japan's 'strange people and their very beautiful land'. This remains for scholars and general readers an illuminating piece of travel writing, enhanced by the illustrations throughout.

Title: Three years' wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries: with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF ASIA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise South and East Asia. Other works focus on cultural history, archaeology, and linguistics. These books help readers understand the forces that shaped the ancient civilisations and influenced the modern countries of Asia. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Fortune, Robert; 1847. 8 . 1426.h.7.