The Life and Adventures of Morrison of China

Peter Thompson, Robert Macklin

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Allen & Unwin
01 December 2007

Biography: historical, political & military; Biography - Australian

'Morrison was the first Australian to break into Fleet Street's elite corps of foreign correspondents. Everyone who followed owes him an enormous debt. He set the benchmark: courage, truthfulness and the need to be there, face to face. His amazing life, splendidly and succinctly told, is an inspiration. If Morrison has been largely forgotten, this book will change that forever.'

- Phillip Knightley, author of The First Casualty, a history of war correspondents

This is the compelling story of 'Chinese Morrison', who bestrode continents, helped bring down a dynasty and chronicled his times so brilliantly that he not only wrote history but changed it as well.

In 1882, at the age of 19, George Ernest Morrison's strong sense of courage and devotion to reporting the truth led him to expose the Australian Kanaka slave trade. It marked the beginning of what was to be an illustrious career. In the decades that followed, Morrison achieved international fame for his work as a correspondent for the London Times in the decadent and dangerous Chinese capital of Peking, not least when he helped to organise the defence of the legations during the 55-day siege of the Boxer Uprising. Then, as adviser to the fledgling Chinese Government, he was a pivotal figure in the fall of the last Emperor and the birth of the Chinese Republic.

Peter Thompson and Robert Macklin have written a powerful and gripping biography of an Australian journalist and adventurer who paused only to tell his stories and to plan his next foray among the great events and leading figures of his day.

By: Peter Thompson, Robert Macklin
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781741753516
ISBN 10: 1741753511
Pages: 492
Publication Date: 01 December 2007
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prologue Peking 1900 Part I 1862-1894 1 Shoe Leather 2 The Noblest Profession 3 Exposing the Slavers 4 Following Burke and Wills 5 New Guinea Disaster 6 Doctor's Orders 7 Eastern Promise 8 A Pleasant Journey Part II 1895-1911 9 Moberly's Man 10 Secret Agent 11 Chinese Puzzle 12 Dragon Empress 13 The Boxer Uprising 1900 14 Rescue and Retribution 15 Morrison's War 16 The Northcliffe Touch 17 Revolution! Part III 1912-1920 18 China's Champion 19 The Entwined Heart 20 Perfidious Nippon 21 Dynasty of Dunces 22 Sentimental Journey 23 The Final Struggle Epilogue The Noble Professional Notes Sources and Bibliography Index

Peter Thompson is the former editor of the Sunday Mirror and a director of Mirror Group Newspapers. Robert Macklin is a successful journalist, editor, author, and screenwriter.

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The Life and Adventures of Morrison of China

Peter Thompson, Robert Macklin

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