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Clavell, James.

Tai-Pan : the epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong / James Clavell. - 702 pages : ; illu., ; (np) ; 18 cm.

"The Asian saga chronology, 1841"--Page facing title page.

Englishman Dirk Struan arrives in Hong Kong in the early nineteenth century and sets about turning the desolate island into a bastion of British power and making himself its ruler.

Adult. Adult Follett Library Resources.

ISBN: 0385343256

LCCN: 2009291434

Subjects--Topical Terms:
British--China--Fiction.
British--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--History--19th century--Fiction.
Hong Kong (China)--Fiction.
China--History--Fiction.
Hong Kong (China)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3553.L365 / T3 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.914 [Fic]