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- Alexander Wylie (1867). Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese: Giving a List of Their Publications, and Obituary Notices of the Deceased. With Copious Indexes. Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press.
- Townsend, William (1890). Robert Morrison : The Pioneer of Chinese Missions. London: S.W. Partridge.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
