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Robert Thom (1807-46)
The Lasting resentment of Miss Keaou Lwan Wang : a Chinese tale, founded on fact / translated from the original by Sloth. 1839
RCIN 1051372
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An English translation of a Chinese story from the Ming Dynasty.
This was the first published translation of Robert Thom, a Chinese translator based in Canton (modern day Guangzhou) who used Sloth as a nom de plume. He worked for the trading house Jardine, Matheson & Co. and published several books for English students of the Chinese language.Provenance
Presented to Queen Victoria by D. Thom, 18 Feb 1840. -
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