...as envisioned by Sapajou.


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Archival footage of Nanjing Road in the British Film Archive - which cannot be viewed outside the UK, unfortunately.


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One of the most informative and entertaining accounts of Shanghai in the 1940s was written by Victor Smolnikoff. He was born in Harbin in 1914, studied in Aurora University in Shanghai and worked as a doctor in the Marshall & Partners firm until 1954. His situation was unique compared to other Shanghai Russians: he was a full-on partner in the ( Read more... )

"Pidgin Inglis Tails and Others" (1906) by Frederick Wilkin Iago Aires is, no doubt, quite racist, but the Victorian-style illustrations he drew throughout the book are delightful and remind of Edward Gorey.


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