This memoir offers a firsthand account of life as a Christian missionary in China in the mid-19th century. Written by Philip Bennett Power, a British missionary who spent several years in China, this book provides a unique perspective on a tumultuous period in Chinese history, including the Taiping Rebellion, the Second Opium War, and the opening of China to foreign trade and influence.

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