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The Chinese Bigamy of Mr. David Winterlea: A Manchu-Edwardian Fantasy

Henry McAleavy

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Description:Manchu China meets Edwardian London in a curious mixture of eccentric yet believable characters, vice, debauchery, and unusual practices. This literary curiosity is an interesting anonymous Chinese novel written in 1913. It adopts the turn of the century Shanghai mode of "mosquito-newspapers," which aped along blurred lines pulp-&-hard-boiled fiction. One example is that of "the Human Crab" who decided to commit suicide by excessive sexual bouts with a bevy of concubines, only to become paralyzed by his exertions, which left him only able to crawl about crablike on all fours. Another is the possible murder that Mr. David Winterlea may have committed to gain a Chinese man's wife. Illustrated with relatively crude but apposite line drawings made from woodblock prints that are considerable help in vizualizing episodes in the narrative.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Chinese Bigamy of Mr. David Winterlea: A Manchu-Edwardian Fantasy. To get started finding The Chinese Bigamy of Mr. David Winterlea: A Manchu-Edwardian Fantasy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 208

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: George Allen and Unwin

Release: 1961

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Description: Manchu China meets Edwardian London in a curious mixture of eccentric yet believable characters, vice, debauchery, and unusual practices. This literary curiosity is an interesting anonymous Chinese novel written in 1913. It adopts the turn of the century Shanghai mode of "mosquito-newspapers," which aped along blurred lines pulp-&-hard-boiled fiction. One example is that of "the Human Crab" who decided to commit suicide by excessive sexual bouts with a bevy of concubines, only to become paralyzed by his exertions, which left him only able to crawl about crablike on all fours. Another is the possible murder that Mr. David Winterlea may have committed to gain a Chinese man's wife. Illustrated with relatively crude but apposite line drawings made from woodblock prints that are considerable help in vizualizing episodes in the narrative.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Chinese Bigamy of Mr. David Winterlea: A Manchu-Edwardian Fantasy. To get started finding The Chinese Bigamy of Mr. David Winterlea: A Manchu-Edwardian Fantasy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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