Ep. 137 | Sir Edmund Backhouse (Part 1)

The China History Podcast - Un pódcast de Laszlo Montgomery - Domingos

In this episode, we will begin a 3-part series covering the life of Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 2nd Baronet. He lived from 1873 to 1944, spending more than half his life in Beijing. Backhouse is best known for the various frauds he committed over the period of his life. In his last year of life, he was urged by Dr. Reinhard Hoeppli to commit the fantastical stories of his life to paper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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