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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press ;
2009.
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| Series: | Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 Director of the important Customs College. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 260 pages :) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-254) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789888052721 |