"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.
Tai-Pan
the epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong
This book might be part of the The Asian saga series.
James Clavell: Tai-Pan (2009, Delta Trade Paperbacks)
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601 pages
English language
Published Aug. 9, 2009 by Delta Trade Paperbacks.
Subjects
- British -- China -- Fiction
- Hong Kong (China) -- Fiction
- China -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction