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A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court by Thomas Lockley

srm's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

The story of Christopher, the first person from Japan to go to the Americas or England, is a fascinating and previously completely unknown corner of history for me. And as a reader of sea stories, this was definitely compelling and particularly brutal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Colonisation

Moderate: Slavery and Violence