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In this novel, a British woman named Jane Hoyt has come to Hong Kong, a British colony at the time, in search of her husband louis, a mad and reckless man.

Characteristics

Book cover finish Canvas finish, Hardcover ( square back binding )
Special features Second Impression
Condition Very Good
Number of pages 255
Published date 1955
Languages English
Size 14 x 20 x 3 cm
Author Ernest Gann
Editor Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Description

Hong Kong is a pore upon the body of Asia.

 

Through this minute vent, the immense carcass of China still breathes feebly of the non - Communist world.

 

From the sea, the region known generally as Hong Kong becomes an archipelago of humps, protruding from the greenish - brown water. And then there is a projection of the Chinese mainland known as the Peninsula, which rumples away from the sea in a series of near barren hills for almost fifteen miles - until it becomes China. The Peninsula is almost forty miles in length if you count all the islands which in turn surround it, and the British call it the " New Territories ". It is populated by Chinese farmers and fishermen and forty thousand British soldiers who sweat until their green uniforms are splotched with black and swear like all soldiers, and are home - sick like all soldiers, and go into Hong Kong to pound the welcome pavement with their hard - heeled boots whenever their meagre pay will permit. ( ... )

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Ernest Gann

Ernest Kellogg Gann ( October 13th, 1910 - December 19th, 1991 ) was born in Lincoln ( Nebraska, United States ). Rebelling against his father's strong desire that he seek a career with the telephone business, Ernest K. Gann pursued several other interests as he matured. He was fascinated by topics including photography, movie - making, and aviation. 


As a young man, he showed little interest in school and performed poorly. His parents decided that he needed discipline and that he should attend a military school. He was sent to the Culver Military Academy ( now Culver Academies, Indiana, United States ) for his high school years. Despite many misadventures and struggles, he graduated at the age of 19 ( 1930 ). 


Ernest K. Gann elected to pursue filmmaking, and matriculated with the Yale School of Drama ( New Haven, Connecticut, United States ). After his studies, he worked in New York City ( New York, United States ) at Radio City Music Hall as a projectionist and later as a commercial movie cartoonist. While working on the feature Inside Nazi Germany in 1936, Ernest K. Gann narrowly escaped Hitler's troops as they marched into the Rhineland. 


Returning to New York, he moved near the Christie Brothers' airport in New City, rekindled his interest with aviation. He purchased a half partnership in a Stinson Reliant aircraft with actor Burgess Meredith ( 1907 - 1997 ), obtained his pilot license, and soon became an accomplished aviator. 


The continuing Great Depression soon cost him his work, he decided to move to California. Ernest K. Gann took odd jobs and flight instructed at Burbank and nearby airports and began to write short stories. During the late 1930's, he moved back to New York where he was hired by American Airlines to fly DC - 2 and DC - 3. During the Second World War, Ernest K. Gann and many of his co - workers at volunteered to join the Air Transport Command ( U.S.A.A.F. ). His wartime flights took him across the North Atlantic to Europe, and then to Africa, South America, India, and other exotic places. 


After the war, Ernest K. Gann decided to quit American Airlines, and was hired as a pilot with a new company called Matson Airlines. He flew from the U.S. West Coast across the Pacific to Honolulu ( Hawaii ). This experience created ideas that were developed into one of his best - known works, The High and the Mighty. Matson ultimately ceased operations. After a few more short - lived flying jobs, Ernest K. Gann became discouraged with aviation and began writing as a full - time occupation. 


His life was then shared between his family, his writing, and fishing for a short period. Ernest K. Gann described his writing methods as torturous. Despite his successful career, he continued to have strong feelings of self - doubt and often expressed surprise at the critical praise he received. 


Here are some of his publications : Island in the Sky ( 1944 ), Fiddler's Green ( 1950 ), In the Company of Eagles ( 1966 ), Band of Brothers ( 1973 ), Masada ( TV miniseries, 1981 - story : The Antagonists, 1970 ), The Black Watch : The Men Who Fly America's Secret Spy Planes ( 1989 ). 


( source : Wikipedia )

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