All things old China - books, anecdotes, stories, podcasts, factoids & ramblings from the author Paul French

New Star China Writer 1926 – Alice Tisdale Hobart

Posted: January 20th, 2022 | No Comments »

Her best selling Oil for the Lamps of China was yet to come, but in 1926 (which means it’s just come into the public domain this year) Alice Tisdale Hobart published By the City of the Long Sand, subtitled, A Tale of New China.

Her image was everywhere…

The 1926 first edition – note the unique chinoiserie indentation on the front…
Tisdale Hobart in 1926
an artist’s sketch of Tisdale Hobart, 1926


Leave a Reply