In the valley of the Yangtse

Foster, Arnold, Mrs., [Amy Foster]

Published by London Missionary Society, London, 1899

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. xii, 216; numerous illustrations throughout including halftone, wood engravings, and drawings; original pictorial red cloth stamped in black and gilt; binding slight soiled, spine a touch sunned; all else very good, sound and clean. With a large London Missionary Society presentation slip on front pastedown presenting this copy to a Welsh Sunday School. "Amy Foster (née Jackson) was born on 26 May 1856. She was appointed as a missionary with the London Missionary Society to Hong Kong, and sailed in 1878. She was married to Rev Arnold Foster, also an LMS missionary (Wuchang, China), on 22 June 1882 at Union Church, Hong Kong. Rev Foster was appointed Honorary Missionary to Hankow in 1884. In 1889, they removed to Wuchang and took charge of that station. In February 1900, Mrs Foster opened a Girls' Boarding School. In 1910, Rev Foster was chosen as first member of the Advisory Council for Central China. In 1911, Mrs Foster became a member of the District Committee, continuing to live in Wuchang and taking part in that work until 1918. From 1915 to 1918, Rev Foster was Hon. Pastor of the Hankow Union Church. In 1918, they moved to Kuling, where Rev Foster died on 30 July 1919. Amy Foster died in 1938" (archiveshub).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the valley of the Yangtse
• Publisher: London Missionary Society, London
• Publication Date: 1899
• Edition: 1st Edition
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