Project Gutenberg 2015-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 198 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Jones, Jessie B. Jones, Myrta Leonora Jones, Myrta L. 02029029 The Last Days of Pekin Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Last Days of Pekin" by Pierre Loti is a historical narrative written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences during the military occupation of Pekin (Beijing) amidst the Boxer Rebellion, offering a personal and vivid portrayal of the events unfolding during this tumultuous period. Loti, serving aboard a French warship, provides a window into the life of soldiers and the cultural encounters with the Chinese during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the atmosphere of anticipation and transition as Loti's ship arrives in the Yellow Sea, near the shores of China. The calm and eerie morning serves as a stark contrast to the tumultuous events that will follow. He describes the crew’s excitement and the preparations ahead of their arrival, while highlighting the majestic yet haunting presence of the naval squadron poised for military action. Loti’s personal observations allow readers to experience the conflicted emotions of intrigue and foreboding as they approach a land marked by both beauty and despair, setting the stage for the complex cultural and military encounters that will define the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Beijing (China) -- Description and travel Beijing (China) -- History -- Siege, 1900 DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 446119 2025-07-19T14:53:30.778574 text/html 428180 2024-10-24T17:30:40 text/html 1492823 2025-07-19T14:53:36.813434 application/epub+zip 1498335 2025-07-19T14:53:31.833458 application/epub+zip 209411 2025-07-19T14:53:31.244482 application/epub+zip 1632260 2025-07-19T14:53:40.600425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1593796 2025-07-19T14:53:36.143442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294150 2022-09-22T09:25:04.589923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403740 2025-07-19T14:53:30.088492 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383842 2024-10-24T17:30:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18078 2025-07-19T14:53:40.739415 application/rdf+xml 9316 2025-07-19T14:53:31.316480 image/jpeg 1975 2025-07-19T14:53:31.281503 image/jpeg 1446088 2025-07-19T14:53:30.857489 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia