Stanley Lane-Poole

This vintage book contains volume I Stanley Lane-Poole's 1894 biography of Sir Harry Parkes, "The Life of Sir Harry Parkes Vol. I. - Consul in China". This fascinating and unparalleled biography is highly recommended for those with an interest in the life and mind of this remarkable man, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Sir Harry Smith Parkes (21828 - 1885) was a British diplomat who served as Envoy and Consul General of the United Kingdom to the Empire of Japan from 1865-83 and the Chinese Qing Empire from 1883-85, and Minister to Korea in 1884. Contents include: "The First Treaty with China", "Presentation of Harry Parkes", "Birth and Parentage", "Education: King Edward's Grammar School", "His Sisters Settle in China with the Gutzlaffs", "Mr William Lockhart", "Retrospect of British Relations with China", "End of East India Company's Charter", "The Opium Trade", etc. Many antiquarian texts such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

This book contains Stanley Lane-Poole's 1901 work; "A History of Egypt in the Middle Ages". It is a comprehensive chronicle of Egypt in the Middle Ages from its conquest by the Saracens in 640, to its annexation by the Ottoman Turks in 1516. A fantastically detailed volume, "A History of Egypt in the Middle Ages" is recommended for all those with an interest in Egyptian history, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Arab Conquest, 639-641", "A Province of the Caliphate, 641-868", "Tulun and Ikhshid, 868-969", "The Shi'A Revolution, 969", "The Fatimid Caliphs, 969-1094", "The Attack from the East, 969-1094", "The Attack from the East, 969-1171", etcetera. Stanley Edward Lane-Poole (1854 - 1931), was a British archaeologist and orientalist. Many vintage texts such as this - particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before - are increasingly hard to come by and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.