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Kwei-Li's Golden Lilies
KweiLi's Golden Lilies
Author: Kwei-Li, Eileen Goudge, Zhang Qing (Illustrator)
A collection of letters written by the wife of a high Chinese official to her husband at the end of the 19th century when he accompanied his master, Prince Chung, around the world, and 25 years later to her mother-in-law when her husband had become Governor of Shanghai. — From Library Journal First edited and translated by American missionary Eli...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670834389
ISBN-10: 0670834386
Publication Date: 11/21/1990
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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These letters paint an intimate portrait of Chinese life nearly 100 years ago as seen through the eyes of a noblewoman named Kwei-li. Adapted for modern readers, they retain their original charm & are accompanied by Chinese pen-and-ink drawings.


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