Public success, private sorrow : the life and times of Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor (1857-1938), China Customs Commissioner and pioneer translator /

The story of an Englishman who lived through the last years of the Qing dynasty, was trapped in the British Legation during the Boxer uprising and went on to occupy a number of senior positions in the Imperial Customs as Commissioner of Customs in various ports, Shanghai Postmaster and first Directo...

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