Courtesans and Opium : : Romantic Illusions of the Fool of Yangzhou / / Anonymous.
In his preface, the anonymous author of Courtesans and Opium describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the brothels of Yangzhou. Written in the 1840s, his story is filled with vice and dark consequence, portraying the hazards of the city's seedy underbelly and w...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Weatherhead Books on Asia
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
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