Mission to China

How an Englishman Brought the West to the Orient

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Mission to China by John Holliday, Amberley Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Holliday ISBN: 9781445661353
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Publication: September 15, 2016
Imprint: Amberley Publishing Language: English
Author: John Holliday
ISBN: 9781445661353
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication: September 15, 2016
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Language: English

At the age of only twenty, Walter Medhurst set sail in August 1816 from London, aboard the General Graham, bound for Malacca to establish a printing facility for the London Missionary Society. Thereby began a career as missionary, adventurer, printer, writer, translator, teacher and nineteenth-century pioneer to China. The adventure begins in Madras, where Walter meets and falls in love with his wife Elizabeth and together they move on to Malacca, Penang and Batavia, preparing for the day when China opens up to the ‘foreign devils’ so that he can take the Christian message to the heart of the Celestial Empire. Following the First Opium War and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking, Medhurst took the opportunity in 1843 to set up the LMS mission centre in Shanghai. From this base he built churches, schools, a printing works and a hospital (now a major Shanghai hospital). During the time of the Taiping Rebellion, Walter maintained contact with the rebel leaders and he became a leading source of information in Britain and America about the situation in China. In the years between 1847 and 1850, he led the team that translated the Bible into Chinese. Encapsulated within this life is the whole history of the nineteenth-century integration of the West and the Orient – from a new, shared religious belief to common trade and enterprise. This is a true story of love, adventure, dedication and tragedy, set during a time of great turmoil, and one that changed the course of history.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

At the age of only twenty, Walter Medhurst set sail in August 1816 from London, aboard the General Graham, bound for Malacca to establish a printing facility for the London Missionary Society. Thereby began a career as missionary, adventurer, printer, writer, translator, teacher and nineteenth-century pioneer to China. The adventure begins in Madras, where Walter meets and falls in love with his wife Elizabeth and together they move on to Malacca, Penang and Batavia, preparing for the day when China opens up to the ‘foreign devils’ so that he can take the Christian message to the heart of the Celestial Empire. Following the First Opium War and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking, Medhurst took the opportunity in 1843 to set up the LMS mission centre in Shanghai. From this base he built churches, schools, a printing works and a hospital (now a major Shanghai hospital). During the time of the Taiping Rebellion, Walter maintained contact with the rebel leaders and he became a leading source of information in Britain and America about the situation in China. In the years between 1847 and 1850, he led the team that translated the Bible into Chinese. Encapsulated within this life is the whole history of the nineteenth-century integration of the West and the Orient – from a new, shared religious belief to common trade and enterprise. This is a true story of love, adventure, dedication and tragedy, set during a time of great turmoil, and one that changed the course of history.

More books from Amberley Publishing

Cover of the book Bedworth Through Time by John Holliday
Cover of the book Scottish Ghosts by John Holliday
Cover of the book Secret Newark by John Holliday
Cover of the book Catherine Howard by John Holliday
Cover of the book Lichfield in 50 Buildings by John Holliday
Cover of the book The Ships That Came to the Pool of London by John Holliday
Cover of the book Leicester Pubs by John Holliday
Cover of the book Atherstone Through Time by John Holliday
Cover of the book Secret Whitechapel by John Holliday
Cover of the book Finest of the Few: The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson by John Holliday
Cover of the book Derbyshire Murders by John Holliday
Cover of the book The Witney & Fairford Branch Through Time by John Holliday
Cover of the book A Year in the Life of Medieval England by John Holliday
Cover of the book Secret Chatham by John Holliday
Cover of the book Mid-Century Modern Tiles by John Holliday
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy