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The distinguished Oxford professor of modern history presents evidence that Chinese scholar and author Sir Edmund Backhouse, long thought to have lived as a virtual hermit in Peking, was in reality a forger, trickster, and eccentric.
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Hermit of Peking, Hugh Trevor-Roper
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- Released
- 1976
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- Title
- Hermit of Peking
- Subtitle
- The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Hugh Trevor-Roper
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Released
- 1976
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 391
- ISBN10
- 014004776X
- ISBN13
- 9780140047769
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Asia, China, Espionage
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- The distinguished Oxford professor of modern history presents evidence that Chinese scholar and author Sir Edmund Backhouse, long thought to have lived as a virtual hermit in Peking, was in reality a forger, trickster, and eccentric.