Hermit of Peking The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse
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Hermit of Peking The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse
$12.50
A fascinating and scandalous biography by Hugh Trevor-Roper, investigating the extraordinary life and elaborate deceptions of Sir Edmund Backhouse. Trevor-Roper's meticulously researched work unravels Backhouse's memoirs, revealing him as 'one of the most outrageous forgers, confidence tricksters and eccentrics of the century.' This book delves into Backhouse's career as a distinguished Chinese scholar and exposed his fabricated claims, offering a compelling look at a master of deceit in early 20th-century China. This is a Paperback in Good condition.
- Author: Trevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Year: 1978
- Binding: Paperback
- Condition: Good
- ISBN: 9780140047769