A Cycle of Cathay; or, China, South and North
Subtitle: With Personal Reminiscences
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: November 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 501
ISBN-13: 9781402194894
Subjects: Asia,history,Cathay,China,description,travels,William Alexander Parsons Martin; History / Asia; History / Far East
First sentence: EARLY in the morning of April 10, 1850, we were startled by the cry of "Pirate! pirate!" from our Dutch cabin-boy; but instead of those freebooters, so dreaded in the China seas, we were boarded by a pilot, who soon brought the good ship "Lantao" to anchor in the harbor of Hong Kong, after a voyage of one hundred and thirty-four days from Boston-a voyage which may now be made in one fifth of the time.