If you’re interested in digging into the background of “A...

If you’re interested in digging into the background of “An Exchange of Two Flowers,” there’s an excellent new book out.  Stephen R. Platt’s “Imperial Twilight,” presents the facts and the harsh difficulties of the world in which Charles Elliott and High Commissioner Lin had to make their way.  You can check out the New York Times review here.

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