And, in the same vein, you may enjoy A Lady's Captivity Among Chinese Pirates (the lady in question was French, and I rather got the impression that she felt that while naturally being captured by Chinese pirates was somewhat alarming, thank God they could cook! Unlike the people on the British liners she'd been travelling by.
Translated from the French by Amelia B. Edwards, a near-contemporary.
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Translated from the French by Amelia B. Edwards, a near-contemporary.