Description
About the Author
Edward Weech is Librarian at the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Reviews
China Books Review's best biography of 2023, as recommended by Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking.
'Thomas Manning did many remarkable things and knew many remarkable people. He deserves a biography. Such a book will hold particular interest for those who care about the British Romantics, British culture in the early nineteenth century, or British "orientalism".'
Michael Ferber, author of Romanticism: A very short introduction
'I had heard of Thomas Manning, but by name only and knew little about his life and travels, therefore the work has proved to be extremely interesting and educational. What an exciting 'boy's own' adventure Manning appears to have had.'
Sarah Murden, All Things Georgian
'Edward Weech has successfully rescued one of Britain's earliest Sinologues from obscurity and for that he should be thanked. That he has written such a highly readable and engaging biography of the man is really the cream on the coffee that makes Chinese Dreams in Romantic England an important study of early Sinology.'
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society China
'This is a timely story to tell (needless to say), and Weech's well-written and highly enjoyable study of a figure who was drawn to 'strange things' deserves an audience among those interested in Britain and empire and Sino-British relations as well as students of Romantic literary culture.'
The Charles Lamb Bulletin
Book Information
ISBN 9781526164551
Author Edward Weech
Format Hardback
Page Count 280
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Weight(grams) 526g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 16mm