{"product_id":"a-brush-with-the-chinese-and-what-came-of-it-a-classic-victorian-adventure-of-naval-danger-courage-and-conflict-in-china-paperback","title":"A Brush with the Chinese and What Came of it: A Classic Victorian Adventure of Naval Danger, Courage, and Conflict in China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. a. Henty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sudden clash on the waters near China throws a young adventurer into danger, courage, and imperial conflict.\u003c\/strong\u003e In \u003cem\u003eA Brush with the Chinese and What Came of It\u003c\/em\u003e, G. A. Henty delivers the kind of fast-moving historical adventure that made his stories popular with generations of young readers: a dramatic encounter, a dangerous setting, and a test of nerve in the midst of war, travel, and foreign danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the background of British naval and military action in China, the story reflects Henty's familiar interest in courage under pressure, discipline, quick decision-making, and the education of character through peril. Like many of his shorter works, it combines action with historical atmosphere, giving readers a compact adventure shaped by the imperial assumptions, martial values, and global conflicts of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of classic boys' adventure fiction, Victorian historical fiction, naval adventure, British Empire stories, and Henty's many tales of courage in wartime, \u003cem\u003eA Brush with the Chinese and What Came of It\u003c\/em\u003e offers a brief but energetic example of his storytelling. It is especially useful for collectors, classrooms, and readers interested in the way nineteenth-century adventure fiction presented war, empire, travel, and youthful bravery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.05 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45304700928135,"sku":"9781515401773","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/OVtnFB-f1f9781515401773.webp?v=1784747182","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-brush-with-the-chinese-and-what-came-of-it-a-classic-victorian-adventure-of-naval-danger-courage-and-conflict-in-china-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}