Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations June To August 1900

Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0365372447

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Excerpt from Diary of the Siege of the Peking Legations: June to August, 1900 The Editors are glad to have the opportunity of making this diary known. Among the handful of Englishmen inside the British Legation was Mr. Meyrick Hewlett, who, we do not think we are wrong in saying, had during his school life here a larger number of friends than anyone else in the School. Through the long anxiety over the fate of the Legations all Harrow boys who knew Mr. Meyrick Hewlett felt that if the worst befell and the Legations were taken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 034427831X

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230200606

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Diary of the Siege of the Peking Legations, June to August 1900 by William Meyrick Hewlett Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... atrocities. I tell you we are boiling, and long for relief, not only to get out of our (to-day) very tight fix indeed, but also for an awful and just revenge on these unprincipled murderers. At 11.30 came the news that the Nan Tang (S. Cathedral) was on fire, a building 278 years old, and of great historical interest, containing as it did a Memorial Tablet given to the Cathedral by the Emperor Kang Hsi. It was l miles from our Legation towards the tlsuin Chi Men, but for fear of weakening the Legation defence, they dare not send immediate help. Bishop Scott's (except the church and dwellinghouse, which went next day) burnt and looted. At 12.45 Capt. Wray captured a Boxer, and he was put in our cells. He was unarmed, or he would have been shot at once. It was a pity he was'nt, as the boys and Mafus, etc., in the Legation thought he could breathe fire and harm the Legations when bound, and many left. He came out to the North Bridge kowtowing and making idiotic gestures and said he was going to buy food. Two disgraceful Edicts were published condoning the Boxers.'" Another Council of War was held. At 7, the Germans on the Tartar City wall, seeing a meeting of Boxers outside the wall, fired from the wall and killed 10 odd, dispersing the rest. This started the most terrific yelling I have ever heard, you cannot conceive the row, and the yells of "Sha," "Sha" (Kill! Kill!), etc., lasted till 11.30, but the Chien Men and the Ha-ta Men were shut, and they could not get in. The Americans and Russians caught a man setting fire to Legation Street. Two large fires were reported from our south stable picket, where I went up to have a look out. I had just left and got to the Ping Gate, when I heard firing from our north picket. The Boxers had...

Author : Nigel Oliphant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Beijing (China)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011983710

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A Diary of the Siege of the Legations in Peking by Nigel Oliphant Pdf

Author : Nigel Oliphant
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 44 pages
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Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230337350

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A Diary of the Siege of the Legations in Peking; During the Summer Of 1900 by Nigel Oliphant Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... SIEGE OF TBI FOREIGN LEGATIONS AT PEKING SUMMARY OP EVENTS PEIOE TO THE BEGINNING OP JUNE 1900 All through the winter the missionaries throughout North China have persistently been anticipating trouble owing to the continual and unchecked increase in the numbers and power of the I Ho Tuan, an anti-foreign society having for its patrons some of the highest officials in the realm. There had been many cases of attacks on inland missionary stations, and in December an English priest was brutally killed by these people. In this case the murderers were punished, but in the numerous other cases where only Chinese converts were slain no action was taken. The first outbreak directly affecting the foreigners in Peking and.Tientsin took place on May 28th, when a band of Boxers burnt some stations on the Luhan (Belgian) railway line, and the employes had to fly to Peking. The Imperial Chinese railway authorities in Tientsin received the news that the Boxers were marching on fengtai, the junction between the Luhan line and the Peking branch of the Imperial Eailway f North China. They accordingly asked the ientsin Viceroy to send up some troops, but the usual delay was shown, and the next day the station and workshops at Fengtai were burnt, and the foreign ofiicials all up the line had to be called in. The train to Peking, of course, did not get through that day. On the following day 500 Chinese soldiers went up by special train, and for the time being the line was safe. By noon on May 31st some 550 of the foreign troops, which were wired for by the Ministers, had arrived in Tientsin, and 350 left for Peking the same day. I also left for Peking, where I found things fairly quiet, though there had been cases of abuse of foreigners in the streets. The...

Author : Susanna Hoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110970519

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Women at the Siege, Peking 1900 by Susanna Hoe Pdf

"The Boxer uprising; the siege of the legations; 55 days in Peking; foreign troops looting China's capital; these are images from books and films over the past 100 years. Now the story is told from the women's point of view, using their previously neglected writings and giving a new dimension. This is the author's fourth book about foreign women and China. It adds to the essential body of women's history and gives a truer picture of what happened a century ago." --

Author : Lancelot Giles
Publisher : [Nedlands, W.A.] : University of Western Australia Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015027805442

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The Siege of the Peking Legations by Lancelot Giles Pdf

Author : Nigel Oliphant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1331993520

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A Diary of the Siege of the Legations in Peking by Nigel Oliphant Pdf

Excerpt from A Diary of the Siege of the Legations in Peking: During the Summer of 1900 The author of this Diary of the Siege of the Peking Legations, Mr. Nigel Oliphant, comes of a house accustomed to sieges from of old. The founder of the Oliphants, or rather the first of the Norman family of Olifard, or Olifand, who received lands in Scotland, was David Olifard. He was a godson of David I., King of Scotland, whose life he saved at the Siege of Winchester, in 1141. In 1304, Sir William Oliphant held Stirling Castle against Edward I., displaying the utmost tenacity, courage, and resource, after the rest of Scotland had submitted, and surrendering only when the English artillery, and the great engine called 'The Warwolf, ' made resistance impossible. With the fall of Stirling the cause of Scotland died, till it was revived, two years later, by Robert Bruce. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Nigel 1874- Oliphant
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014652499

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Peter Fleming
Publisher : New York : Harper
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Beijing (China)
ISBN : UOM:39015059650773

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The Siege at Peking by Peter Fleming Pdf

Reconstructs the events surrounding the siege of the foreign legations in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900.

Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Beijing (China)
ISBN : HARVARD:JC1CZS

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Diary of the Siege of the Peking Legations, June to August, 1900 by William Meyrick Hewlett Pdf

Author : J E Hoare,J. E. Hoare
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136796173

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Embassies in the East by J E Hoare,J. E. Hoare Pdf

This text traces the history of three Far Eastern embassies through the vicissitudes of war and revolution against the background of an apparent steady decline of Western influence in Asia. Dr Hoare tracks the key events and people shaping the British view of Asia. Key 'dramatis personae' are Sir Harry Parkes, British Minister to Japan, China and Korea; Sir Ernest Satow, the student interpreter who became Minister in Tokyo and Peking, and in more recent years, Sir Charles Eliot, lover of big cars and scholar of Buddhism. This book will interest those wishing to know more about all aspects of Britain in East Asia, whether in the tense years of the Boxer troubles in China, during the wartime repatriation of Britons from Japan and the Japanese Empire, in the traumas of the Korean War, or during the excess of China's Cultural Revolution.

Author : Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110811663

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The Siege of the Peking Embassy, 1900 by Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald Pdf

Account of the lives of diplomats stranded inside the Legation buildings in Peking during the Boxer Uprising. Told through diplomatic papers and the diary of the British ambassador in Peking, Sir Claude MacDonald.

Author : Shih-Wen Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317066033

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Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911 by Shih-Wen Chen Pdf

In her extensively researched exploration of China in British children’s literature, Shih-Wen Chen provides a sustained critique of the reductive dichotomies that have limited insight into the cultural and educative role these fictions played in disseminating ideas and knowledge about China. Chen considers a range of different genres and types of publication-travelogue storybooks, historical novels, adventure stories, and periodicals-to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Turning a critical eye on popular and prolific writers such as Anne Bowman, William Dalton, Edwin Harcourt Burrage, Bessie Marchant, G.A. Henty, and Charles Gilson, Chen shows how Sino-British relations were influential in the representation of China in children’s literature, challenges the notion that nineteenth-century children’s literature simply parroted the dominant ideologies of the age, and offers insights into how attitudes towards children’s relationship with knowledge changed over the course of the century. Her book provides a fresh context for understanding how China was constructed in the period from 1851 to 1911 and sheds light on British cultural history and the history and uses of children’s literature.

Author : Ernest Mason Satow
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781411688049

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The Diaries of Sir Ernest Satow, British Envoy in Peking (1900-06) - Volume One by Ernest Mason Satow Pdf

PAPERBACK and DOWNLOAD The Peking (Beijing) diaries (1900-06) of the great Victorian-Edwardian diplomat Sir Ernest Satow, published for the first time ever on lulu.com, by permission of the National Archives (UK) on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, with an introduction by China expert J.E. Hoare. Satow was Britain's top diplomat in China when he wrote this journal, as he called it. He replaced Sir Claude MacDonald after the Siege of the Peking Legations which occurred during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, and he observed the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) from Peking. Volume One of two volumes (total 812 pages). 420 pages in this volume with many footnotes, and a 73-page index of names in Volume Two.Also now sold in the National Archives (UK) bookshop and on all amazon websites.