The war of the Dragon Lady
by John Wilcox
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The year is 1900 and China is once again plunged into barbaric chaos. The Boxers, a cult of young peasants who blame particularly the missionaries for the nation's ills, are rampaging through the country. Into this maelstrom fall former captain and army scout Simon Fonthill, his wife Alice and '352' Jenkins, Fonthill's former batman, to visit Alice's uncle, a country missionary. Threatened by the Boxers, the three escort the missionary and his family to the safety of Peking. En route, the party is attacked by the red-bannered Boxers and the missionary is killed. It proves to be Fonthill's most dangerous mission ...
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Fiction, Simon Fonthill (Fictitious character), Historical, History, Fiction, historical, China, fictionPlaces
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The year is 1900 and once again China is plunged into barbaric chaos. The Boxers, a cult of young peasants who blame the foreign barbarians living in their country - particularly the missionaries - for the nation's ills, are rampaging through the country, killing foreigners.
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