Stephen Selby graduated with a Master's Degree in Chinese language and literature from Edinburgh University in 1974. After over 30 years working in the Government of Hong Kong, he now spends most of his time researching and writing on Chinese history and culture, playing music and walking his dogs. His research and publications cover Chinese Qing Dynasty family land law, the history of Chinese archery, Sun Tzu's 'Art of War', the Chinese imperial examination system and knowledge management. He holds research and teaching positions at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Ji Nan University in Guangzhou and the East China Normal University in Shanghai.
""Steven Selby has done the English-speaking world a major service with this new translation of the Gui Gu Zi. Not only does he render the original text into lucid and elegant English, he provides relatable commentary that opens up some of the mysteries of the references in the original, while also showing how very pertinent is the advice to a modern audience."" - Richard Pratt, author of Plum Blossoms in Primary