A Sketch of Chinese History, Ancient and Modern
| Author | : Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 483 |
| Release | : 2015-01-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781108079471 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1108079474 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (474 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Sketch of Chinese History, Ancient and Modern by : Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff
Download or read book A Sketch of Chinese History, Ancient and Modern written by Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prussian-born Protestant missionary Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff (1803-51) sought to spread Christianity in the Far East. A gifted linguist, he learned several Chinese dialects and distributed translated literature. This 1834 two-volume work sought to diminish Anglophone ignorance of China's history from mythological times to the ruling Qing dynasty.
