Kwang Tung; Or, Five Years in South China
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Awful sound ! The * The first a of this name is short as in cat, the second long as in father.
112 KWANG TUNG.
ship was a long way from shore, and had to seek a suitable place to run in. Every effort was made, but in vain. Before she reached the land, she was in flames from stem to stern. The heat being now unbearable, the passengers threw themselves into the rushing stream. It was night ; and the lurid glare of the burning ship revealed a dense mass of fighting, struggling humanity ! A few mom...ents more, and all was over ! Eight hundred souls had gone to meet their Maker. The boats of the steamer following were put out and picked up a few stragglers ; but who shall tell the concentrated agony of those last moments to all that throng of natives, who had been to rejoice in the joy of the world over the Jubilee of our beloved Queen \ The journey from Canton to Eatshan is made in a slipper-boat, built to carry two persons, and of the same shape as a slipper with no support to the heel. The passengers spread a padded quilt on the boarded floor, lying down upon it with their heads pillowed close up inside the toe.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Awful sound ! The * The first a of this name is short as in cat, the second long as in father.
112 KWANG TUNG.
ship was a long way from shore, and had to seek a suitable place to run in. Every effort was made, but in vain. Before she reached the land, she was in flames from stem to stern. The heat being now unbearable, the passengers threw themselves into the rushing stream. It was night ; and the lurid glare of the burning ship revealed a dense mass of fighting, struggling humanity ! A few mom...ents more, and all was over ! Eight hundred souls had gone to meet their Maker. The boats of the steamer following were put out and picked up a few stragglers ; but who shall tell the concentrated agony of those last moments to all that throng of natives, who had been to rejoice in the joy of the world over the Jubilee of our beloved Queen \ The journey from Canton to Eatshan is made in a slipper-boat, built to carry two persons, and of the same shape as a slipper with no support to the heel. The passengers spread a padded quilt on the boarded floor, lying down upon it with their heads pillowed close up inside the toe.
What to read after Kwang Tung; Or, Five Years in South China?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J a John Arthur Turner to read onlineMoreLess
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