Foreign Mud

Foreign Mud (1965) by Maurice Collis – Faber and Faber
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Maurice Collis’s Foreign Mud is a vivid, unsparing account of Britain’s not-so-glorious Opium Wars in China—a tale of greed, empire, and the narcotic diplomacy that shaped modern Asia. First published in 1965, this book combines historical scholarship with Collis’s trademark literary flair, dragging the reader through the murky waters of 19th-century trade, politics, and moral decay.

This Faber & Faber paperback has seen better days (haven’t we all?), but it still holds together—just. A bit foxed, a bit warped, but bursting with colonial misadventure and righteous indignation.

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Date of ublication is unclear, but I think its 1964.

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