Bibliograph

Midnight in Peking, how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China, Paul French

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Midnight in Peking, how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China, Paul French

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Midnight in Peking

Oclc number

757469987

Responsibility statement

Paul French

Sub title

how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China

Summary

Historian and China expert Paul French uncovers the truth behind the notorious murder of Pamela Werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking

Table Of Contents

The approaching storm -- The body at the Fox Tower -- The police of Peking -- Wild dogs and diplomats -- The investigation -- Pamela -- An old China hand -- Armour factory alley -- Cocktail hour at the Wagons Lits -- Into the Badlands -- Of rats and men -- Under Peking earth -- A respectable man of influence -- Radical chic -- The element of fire -- The rising sun that chills -- Journey to the underworld -- Chuanpan Hutong -- The hunters -- Invitation to a party -- The wound that wouldn't heal -- The writing of midnight in Peking -- Acknowledgments -- Sources

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