The Life and Legend of Hudson Taylor. Presented in the enormously popular manga style, this is a contemporary retelling of the life James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), one of the first Western missionaries to China who served there for 51 years. The Chinese people wanted nothing more than for this man to leave their country. Because of their hatred, Hudson Taylor became known as Bai Gui--the White Devil.

Hudson Taylor's passionate commitment led to the founding of the China Inland Mission, now called the Overseas Missionary Fellowship. One of the first Western missionaries to adopt Chinese dress (enduring the mockery of his colleagues) he served in China for 51 years, outliving two wives, and bringing at least 800 missionaries to the country. He personally baptised at least 50,000 converts and inspired the famous cricketer C.T. Studd to become a missionary, leading to the formation of the group known as the Cambridge Seven.