For All the Tea in China Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula
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For All the Tea in China Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula by Sarah Rose
In 1848, the East India Company engaged Robert Fortune to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. From Kew Gardens to grimy Old Shanghai, and on to the remote Wu Yi Shan hills, this title tells a tale of how one man triumphed over an exotic Empire.
"The best parts of the book are not the dangers that Fortune encountered, but Rose's assured, confident descriptions of the manufacture of teaLike Fortune, the reader goes on a journey of discovery" Mail on Sunday "Had your cup of tea this morning? If not, the next time you take a gulp of PG Tips or a sip of single estate orange pekoe you might want to send up a prayer of thanks for the dogged Scotsman who made it all possible, Robert Fortune ... Rose's account is full of colour" The Times "[Fortune's] story is well worth the telling, and Rose does so with skill and restraint" Literary Review "Reshapes into gripping prose Fortune's own memoirs and letters ... An enthusiastic tale of how the humble leaf became a global addiction" Financial Times "Reveals our cuppa wouldn't exist if it wasn't for an amazing Victorian, armed only with a rusty pistol and a pigtail, who stole the secret of tea from under the nose of China's ruthless warlords" Daily Mail
Sarah Rose is a writer living in New York. She was educated at Harvard and the University of Chicago.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091797065 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091797063 |
| Title | For All the Tea in China Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula |
| Author | Sarah Rose |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2009-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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