Public Success, Private Sorrow : The Life and Times of Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor (1857-1938), China Customs Commissioner and Pioneer Translator /

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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
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cannon, Isidore Cyril
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [London : Eurospan distributor], 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Brewitt-Taylor, C. H. > (Charles Henry), > b. 1857.
China. > Hai guan zong shui wu si shu > Officials and employees > Biography.
Translators > China > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): ill. ;
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-254) and index.
ISBN:9789888052721

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