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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cannon, Isidore Cyril
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; 2009.
Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Subjects:
Brewitt-Taylor, C. H. > (Charles Henry), > 1857-1938.
China. > Hai guan zong shui wu si shu > Officials and employees > Biography.
Translators > China > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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