Synopsis
The Orient Explorer Collection is a series of interesting texts written by Westerners travelling in China in the 1800s and early 1900s. Each volume has been reprinted from scans of the original publication and is included under a particular theme. The box set focuses on the theme “ Women Writers” and features seven books written by women from various walks of life. It is suitable for readers interested in early China depicted by women travellers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Each volume of the collection is to reignite interest and also to allow readers to explore how these books relate to the region today.
About the Author
Eliza Jane Gillett Bridgman (1805– 1871) was an American missionary in China. She founded the first girls' school in the country and established the Bridgman Academy in Beijing. Her dedication to education and her contributions to female empowerment continue to impact Chinese society. Gulielma Fell Alsop (1881– 1978), also known as “ Elma Fell” , was a passionate physician, missionary, and educator. She was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in New York, where her father worked as a rector in Brooklyn Heights. This was also the place she spent many happy hours as a child, and she went so far as to say hers was “ a golden childhood” in her autobiography. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore (1856– 1928) was a pioneering journalist and traveler from Madison, Wisconsin. She wrote about her extensive journeys in the Far East, including Japan, China, India, Myanmar, and Singapore. Her works appeared in renowned publications, and she authored books such as Jinrikisha Days in Japan (1891) and China: The Long-Lived Empire (1900). Scidmore lived in Geneva, Switzerland, where she passed away at 72 after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. Australian author Mary Gaunt's travelogue on China is both entertaining and informative. She recounts her struggles as a single woman traveling with little knowledge of the local language, while also highlighting the compassion she encounters. Gaunt's vivid narrative provides insight into the emotions of a woman of her time, comparing early 1900s China to Babylon for added depth. Mrs. Archibald Little (1845– 1926), born Alicia Ellen Neve Bewicke, was a Portuguese-born author who settled in England. She married and moved to China, where she immersed herself in the culture, learned the language, and documented her experiences through writing and photography. Her works, published under the name "Mrs. Archibald Little," shed light on Chinese life and include notable titles such as My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894) and A Marriage in China (1896). She returned to England, edited her late husband's work, and passed away in London at the age of 81. Throughout history, nobility have requested their likeness to be captured by artists using various means. Katharine A. Carl was an American artist invited into the Summer Palace to paint the first portrait of the Empress Dowager Cixi, which was to be presented at an exposition in St Louis in the United States. This sensational account of her time with the Empress Dowager and the Chinese Court details not only the painting process, which in some ways broke away from established traditions in China, but also describes various social customs and festivals she witnessed during her stay. Adele Marion Fielde (1839– 1916) was an American missionary who made significant contributions. After her fiancé 's passing, she took over the ministry in Thailand before being reassigned to China in 1873. In the Chaoshan region, she established the world's first Bible school for women, training local women as missionaries and health educators. Fielde's legacy as the "mother of our Bible women and also the mother of our Bible schools" was recognized by the American Baptist Missionary Union.
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