The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2)
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2)

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2)

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2) - As Illustrated in the...
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The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2)

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2)

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The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2)

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2)

$105.00 $52.47
Author: Michie, Alexander,1833-1902
Format: eBook
Language: English
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The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2) - As Illustrated in the Career of Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., D.C.L., Many Years Consul and Minister in China and Japan

Reminiscences of the Far East called up by the death of Sir Rutherford Alcock in November 1897 prompted the writer to send a contribution on the subject to 'Blackwood's Magazine.' Being appreciated by the family, the article suggested to them some more substantial memorial of the deceased statesman, a scheme with which the writer fell in the more readily that it seemed to harmonise with the task which friends had been already urging upon himthat of writing some account of occurrences in the Far East during his own residence there. For there was no other name round which these events could be so consistently grouped during the thirty years when British policy was a power in that part of the world. As Consul and Minister Alcock was so interwoven with the history of the period that neither the life of the man nor the times in which he lived could be treated apart. And the personal element renders his connection with Far Eastern affairs particularly instructive, for, combining the highest executive qualities with a philosophic grasp of the problems with which he had to deal, he at vi the same time possessed the faculty of exposition, whereby the vital relation between the theoretical and the practical sides of Far Eastern politics was made plain. The student may thus draw his lessons equally from the actions and the reflections of this great official. The life history of Sir Rutherford Alcock is that of the progressive development of a sterling character making in all circumstances the most of itself, self-reliant, self-supporting, without friends or fortune, without interest or advantage of any kind whatsoever. From first to last the record is clear, without sediment or anything requiring to be veiled or extenuated. Every achievement, great or small, is stamped with the hall-mark of duty, of unfaltering devotion to the service of the nation and to the interests of humanity. A copious and facile writer, he has left singularly little in the way of personal history. The only journal he seems ever to have kept was consigned by him to oblivion, a few early dates and remarks having alone been rescued. When in recent years he was approached by friends on the subject of auto-biography, he was wont to reply, "My life is in my work; by that I am content to be remembered." We must needs therefore take him at his word and judge by the fruit what was the nature of the tree. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 42732
Author: Michie, Alexander
Release Date: May 18, 2013
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Language: English

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