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Public success, private sorrow

Isidore Cyril Cannon · 2009

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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.

Book details

Year
2009
Language
English
Series
Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press
Editions
2
Pages
260
ISBN
9789622099616

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