02408cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000290012624500270015526400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850801840039952012610058353400450184465300460188965300460193570000210198170000250200285600430202749121UtSlPG20260610134129.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a02029029  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDS1 aLoti, Pierre,d1850-192314aThe Last Days of Pekin 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-06-03  aProduced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"The Last Days of Pekin" by Pierre Loti is a historical narrative written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences during the military occupation of Pekin (Beijing) amidst the Boxer Rebellion, offering a personal and vivid portrayal of the events unfolding during this tumultuous period. Loti, serving aboard a French warship, provides a window into the life of soldiers and the cultural encounters with the Chinese during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the atmosphere of anticipation and transition as Loti's ship arrives in the Yellow Sea, near the shores of China. The calm and eerie morning serves as a stark contrast to the tumultuous events that will follow. He describes the crew’s excitement and the preparations ahead of their arrival, while highlighting the majestic yet haunting presence of the naval squadron poised for military action. Loti’s personal observations allow readers to experience the conflicted emotions of intrigue and foreboding as they approach a land marked by both beauty and despair, setting the stage for the complex cultural and military encounters that will define the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBeijing (China) -- Description and travel  aBeijing (China) -- History -- Siege, 19001 aJones, Jessie B.1 aJones, Myrta Leonora40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49121