An edition of Public success, private sorrow
(2009)
Public success, private sorrow
the life and times of Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor (1857-1938), China Customs Commissioner and pioneer translator
by Isidore Cyril Cannon
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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 Director of the important Customs College.
Publish Date
2009
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press,
Eurospan distributor]
Language
English
Pages
260
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Officials and employees, China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu, China, Biography, Translators, China, biographyPlaces
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Public Success, Private Sorrow: The Life and Times of Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor , China Customs Commissioner and Pioneer Translator
2010, Hong Kong University Press
in English
9888052721 9789888052721
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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
2009, Hong Kong University Press, Eurospan distributor]
in English
9622099610 9789622099616
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-254) and index.
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