In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia.
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Map of Locations
- Note on the Text
- PART I: The Many Deaths of Mr Richardson
- Introduction
- 1. ‘Afloat and Settled in China’, 1853–1862
- 2. The British Empire and Bakumatsu Japan,1862–1863
- 3. Anatomy of an ‘Outrage’, 1862–1864
- 4. Namamugi Remembered
- PART II: The Letters of Charles Lenox Richardson,1853–1862
- Note on the Letters and Acknowledgements
- Index
- Back Cover
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