Project Gutenberg 2013-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 95 Serjeant, Constancia Serjeant, Constance A Tale of Red Pekin Produced by Al Haines "A Tale of Red Pekin" by Constancia Serjeant is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds through the eyes of Cecilia, a young girl thrust into the tumultuous events surrounding the Boxer Rebellion in China. Focusing on themes of faith, family, and the harsh realities of cultural conflict, the narrative explores the challenges faced by missionaries and their families amidst violence and persecution. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Cecilia and her family, who have been living in China for four years due to her father’s work as a missionary doctor. Cecilia details her family dynamics and her strong bond with her bosom friend, Nina, as they navigate their dangerous surroundings. As tensions escalate, the family faces the threat posed by the Boxer Rebellion, leaving them in a precarious situation filled with sorrow, hope, and the fervent search for faith amid chaos. Throughout this opening, the stage is set for an intense exploration of courage and conviction as the St. John family grapples with the harsh realities of their missionary life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41951/41951-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 -- Juvenile fiction Missions -- China -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 190484 190434 2024-09-17T14:28:00.469795 2023-09-18T09:15:20.265659 text/html text/html 192602 2013-06-08T09:14:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 910517 2013-06-08T09:14:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 942312 2024-09-17T14:28:10.565807 application/epub+zip 1040564 2024-09-17T14:28:09.335747 application/pdf 190306 2024-09-17T14:28:03.320777 application/pdf 945884 2024-09-17T14:28:05.052746 application/epub+zip 121761 2024-09-17T14:28:01.818794 application/epub+zip 996704 2024-09-17T14:28:12.925729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 985683 2024-09-17T14:28:07.813765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163469 2022-09-19T07:52:51.124265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148452 2024-09-17T14:28:00.051811 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148693 2013-06-08T09:14:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 55523 2013-06-08T09:14:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 148238 2013-06-08T09:14:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55419 2013-06-08T09:14:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 148236 2013-06-08T09:14:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55411 2013-06-08T09:14:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25969 2024-09-17T14:28:13.078708 application/rdf+xml 131926 2024-09-17T14:27:59.361785 2023-09-18T09:15:19.921655 text/x-rst text/x-rst 131926 2013-06-08T09:14:46 text/x-rst 896994 2013-06-08T09:14:48 text/x-rst application/zip 13175 2024-09-17T14:28:03.763760 image/jpeg 2313 2024-09-17T14:28:03.557755 image/jpeg 910674 2024-09-17T14:28:00.510763 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