For All the Tea in China
Narrated by Sarah Rose
- Length
- 7 hrs 42 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Audio
For All the Tea in China recounts the exhilarating 1848 journey of Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener hired by the British East India Company to infiltrate the forbidden interior of China and uncover the secrets of tea cultivation. Disguised in Mandarin robes, Fortune navigates a perilous landscape filled with pirates, challenging climates, and untrustworthy companions as he seeks the heart of tea production in the remote Wu Yi Shan hills. This thrilling narrative interweaves history, botany, and adventure, portraying one man's daring quest that could alter the course of empires.
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