Since the text at the end mentions the Russo-Japanese war, it’s worth remembering that Verbeek was born in Japan, to Dutch missionary parents. That seems to give him pro-Japanese sympathies here, despite the anti-war conclusion.
What a short, strange trip it’s been.
The problem is, how do you flip the computer over to read the rest of the story?
I now read these on a tablet so I can enlarge the text and read the upside down text.
December 19, 2016
January 03, 2017
Kaputnik over 6 years ago
Since the text at the end mentions the Russo-Japanese war, it’s worth remembering that Verbeek was born in Japan, to Dutch missionary parents. That seems to give him pro-Japanese sympathies here, despite the anti-war conclusion.
Kip W over 6 years ago
What a short, strange trip it’s been.
Lanin Thomasma over 5 years ago
The problem is, how do you flip the computer over to read the rest of the story?
katina.cooper over 5 years ago
I now read these on a tablet so I can enlarge the text and read the upside down text.