Morrison's Memoirs

Author: Mrs. Robert Morrison
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book introduces the life of Robert Morrison, a Western Protestant missionary who came to China, and collects his diaries, letters, and documents—these original materials—truly depicting the process of how Morrison became a missionary and his contributions to pioneering Christianity in China. Robert Morrison's Memoirs was compiled by Mrs. Morrison from the manuscripts of her husband's diaries, letters, and documents. The book describes the process of Morrison's life from birth to becoming a missionary and his contributions as the first Western Protestant missionary to China in pioneering Christian missionary work in China: including the first complete translation of the Bible into Chinese, independently compiling the first Chinese-English Dictionary, etc. Most of the content in this book consists of precious original materials, providing a different perspective on the political, economic, and daily life aspects of Chinese society in the early 18th century.