"The Garden Of Perfect Brightness: The History Of The Yuan Ming Yuan And Of The Emperors Who Lived There" 1950 DANBY, Hope Music w/ three-fold map of the

w/ three-fold map of the MHC course on page 244

The novel provided the basis for the films The Story of Temple Drake (1933) and Sanctuary (1961)

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"The Garden Of Perfect Brightness: The History Of The Yuan Ming Yuan And Of The Emperors Who Lived There" 1950 DANBY, Hope Music w/ three-fold map of theDANBY, Hope[239] pp. Henry Regnery Company19508 3 4"x 5 5 8" Map illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Introductory note by Sir John T Pratt. Jacket design by William McLaren Scroll Down for (13) Additional Scans: This charming and colorful book opens when K'ang Hsi, the second Emperor of the Ta Ch'ing the Great Pure Dynasty of China comes into power. He and the successive emperors were responsible for the development of the royal pleasure known as