Experience the drama and devastation of the Boxer Rebellion through the eyes of celebrated French writer Pierre Loti. Myrta Leonora Jones's elegant translation captures the poetry and power of Loti's firsthand account of the siege of Peking. This book is a testament to the human struggle for freedom and highlights the precarious relationship between China and the Western world in the early 20th century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.