A Young Englishman in Victorian Hong Kong The Diaries of Chaloner Alabaster, 1855-1856

'In August 1855, sixteen-year-old Chaloner Alabaster left England for Hong Kong, to take up a position as a student interpreter in the China Consular Service. He would stay for almost forty years, climbing the rungs of the service and eventually becoming consul-general of Canton. When he retire...

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Autor principal:	Penny, Benjamin (-)
Autor Corporativo:	Australian National University, publisher (publisher)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Canberra : ANU Press 2023.
Edición:	1st ed
Materias:	Alabaster, Chaloner, > 1838-1898 > Diaries. Alabaster, Chaloner, > 1838-1898 1840-1842 Diplomats > Great Britain > Diaries. English diaries > China > Hong Kong. Diplomatic and consular service, British > China > Hong Kong > Diaries. Diplomates > Grande-Bretagne > Journaux intimes. Journaux intimes anglais > Chine > Hongkong. Service diplomatique et consulaire britannique > Chine > Hongkong > Journaux intimes. Diplomatic and consular service, British Diplomatic relations Diplomats English diaries China > History > Opium War, 1840-1842 > Personal narratives. Great Britain > Foreign relations > China > Hong Kong. Hong Kong (China) > Foreign relations > Great Britain. Chine > Histoire > 1840-1842 (Guerre de l'opium) > Récits personnels. Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Chine > Hongkong. China China > Hong Kong Great Britain diaries. Diaries History Personal narratives Diaries. Journaux intimes.
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