Three lengthy letters from a Hong Kong expat to her friend in the States

by Hong Kong

$1,250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

Hong Kong: 1900-1901. Three quarto manuscript letters totaling 22 pages and approx. 6000 words on life in Hong Kong as an American expat. Clean and legible. The author, Katheryn, writes to her friend Jesse in Oregon, describing her daily routine and life in Hong Kong with her husband Tom, who works there. Hong Kong is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. I cannot describe it to you but will send you some Kodak pictures. Her writing is rather slangy and telegraphic, but she manages to

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