20th century excerpts

Extracts from novels of the day describing Shanghai.


  • The Chinese Mind - Arthur Ransome
  • Lurid City - J.G. Ballard
  • Life Itself - Aldous Huxley
  • The Black Cat - Andre Malraux
  • The Siren-note - Andre Malraux
  • Silent Shadows - Andre Malraux
  • the City-by-the-Sea - Vicki Baum
  • Toleration of Eccentricities - Vicki Baum
  • Between China & England - Vicki Baum
  • Sweet Cynicism - Peter Quennell