SPENCE, JONATHAN D.

Treason by the Book.

UK: Penguin Books Ltd, 2001. Stock ID #143471

Map, xvi + 300pp, notes, bibliography, index, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket.

In 1728 a stranger handed a letter to Governor Yue calling on him to lead a rebellion against the Manchu rulers of China. Feigning agreement, he learnt the details of the plot and informed the Emperor Yongzheng. Using documentary evidence, the author recounts the story of this revolt.

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