The Siege of the Peking Legations is a historical account of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. The book is a diary of the Reverend Roland Allen, an Anglican missionary who was present during the siege of the legations in Peking (modern-day Beijing). The diary provides a first-hand account of the events that took place during the siege, including the attacks on the legations by the Boxers, the efforts of the foreign powers to rescue their citizens,...