B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale
Bertram Lenox Simpson (1877–1930) was a British author who wrote about China under the pen name "B. L. Putnam Weale". Lenox Simpson was the son of Clare Lenox-Simpson, who had been in the Chinese Maritime Customs Service since 1861; he had a brother, Evelyn, a mining engineer who worked in China, and a sister, Esme. His education was at Brighton College, after which he too joined the Service. He was in China during the Boxer Rebellion and during the siege of the legations. After this, he became Brigade Interpreter for the British Expeditionary Force.
The Fight for the Republic in China
Witness the intense birth of a nation as China battles internal turmoil and external pressures to forge a new identity, led by ambitious figures who would determine its fate.
By B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale
Wang the Ninth: The Story of a Chinese Boy
A young boy, set adrift by famine and abandonment, must find his place in a world of poverty and hardship.
By B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale
The Fight for the Republic in China
Amid revolution and foreign influence, a nation grapples to define itself, caught between fading imperial structures and the promise of republican ideals.
By B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale