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Tai-Pan : the epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong  Cover Image Book Book

Tai-Pan : the epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong / James Clavell.

Clavell, James. (Author).

Summary:

"It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler-- Tai-Pan!"--P. [4] of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385343251 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 601 p. ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Delta trade pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2009.
Subject: British > China > Fiction.
Hong Kong (China) > Fiction.
China > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bowen Island Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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