I took a class in college from a prof named Peter Fay, who wrote an excellent (IMO) book about the Opium Wars. In typical undergraduate fashion, I barely cracked the book when in his class, but years later "found" it again while moving, read it without the pressure of other classes, term papers, problem sets, quizzes, etc., and really enjoyed it. Until reading it, I didn't really realize much about Great Britain in China either...
Unfortunately the book is a little pricey ($16-ish) at Kindle. There is an $0.99 edition at Kobo (and a $25-ish) edition. I bought the $0.99 version, and it's pretty poor as an e-book (odd formatting, no workable TOC, etc.) - or at least it was several years ago when I bought it. You'd have to take a look and see if it's fixed (or bearable). Both the Kobo versions are coupon/VIPable.
Links for
The Opium War, 1840-1842: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by which They Forced Her Gates Ajar (crazy long title) by Peter Ward Fay;
Kindle US:
https://www.amazon.com/Opium-War-184...dp/B00AFENCD8/
Kobo US (0.99 version):
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/opi...rced-her-gates
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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
Hee!
Asking a Chinese would be like asking an Irish person about Britain and Ireland.
Do you want a reading list from the Opium Wars to the Boxer Rebellion with excursions to Hong Kong and Female Pirate Admirals?
The Siege at Peking by Peter Fleming (brother of) is good but not an ebook.
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