Project Gutenberg 2009-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 61 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Les derniers jours de Pékin Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Les derniers jours de Pékin" by Pierre Loti is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to explore the chaotic and tumultuous time during the Boxer Rebellion in China, revealing both the turmoil of foreign intervention and the personal experiences of soldiers and citizens alike. The story likely revolves around the author’s observations and encounters as he documents his journey through war-torn landscapes and the lives intertwined in this historical context. The opening of the narrative begins with a reflective prologue wherein the author addresses a vice-admiral, expressing his concerns about his writings from China being published without revisions. As the text unfolds, Loti describes the atmosphere aboard his ship as they approach a calm sea at dawn, contrasting the serene surroundings with the impending military engagement in Pekin. The narrative vividly depicts the anticipation, tension, and the early signs of conflict as the crew prepares to meet other forces. It highlights the juxtaposition of the soldiers’ camaraderie and the grim reality that awaits them on the shore of a China that is on the brink of a profound upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Beijing (China) -- Description and travel Beijing (China) -- History -- Siege, 1900 China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 DS Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 493837 493588 2024-10-12T16:14:13.150238 2023-09-13T07:02:34.134337 text/html text/html 493830 493581 2024-10-12T16:14:13.426227 2023-09-13T07:02:34.284345 text/html text/html 249230 2024-10-12T16:14:20.809193 application/epub+zip 256527 2024-10-12T16:14:15.454244 application/epub+zip 256526 2024-10-12T16:14:14.194271 application/epub+zip 466384 2024-10-12T16:14:25.252174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438731 2024-10-12T16:14:20.048207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403246 2022-09-13T16:00:53.139963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459708 459510 2024-10-12T16:14:12.729260 2023-09-13T07:02:33.836355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 448214 2009-08-01T07:12:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171852 2009-08-01T07:12:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20266 2024-10-12T16:14:25.379185 application/rdf+xml 13283 2024-10-12T16:14:14.743234 image/jpeg 3747 2024-10-12T16:14:14.468225 image/jpeg 244267 2024-10-12T16:14:13.470245 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia