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A Lady's Captivity Among Chinese Pirates by Fanny Loviot

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3.0

A lively, detailed (but not burdensome), true firsthand account — no wonder it was a bestseller in the late 19th Century. Suspect there was a strong ghostwriter/editor/translator at work then as well; they deserve kudos for making this little travelogue so eminently readable.
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