The Last Days of Pekin
Author(s): Pierre Loti, Myrta L. Jones
Genre(s): War & Military
Narrators: Peter Tucker
Number of Chapters: 12
Length: 06 hours and 13 minutes
Language: English
The author was an officer in the French navy. This book is a compilation of his experiences when stationed in China in 1900 during and immediately after the Boxer Rebellion. It contains descriptions of the horrors of war, but more significantly a detailed description of the mysterious civilisation into which the occupying ("barbarian") forces intruded. The story is told with sympathy and admiration despite a degree of colonial chauvinism. (Summary by Peter Tucker)
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The audiobook The Last Days of Pekin falls under the genres of War & Military. It is written by Pierre Loti, Myrta L. Jones.