Tseu-Hi: Dowager Empress of China (1835–1909)

Description

J.O. BLAND & E. BACKHOUSE, 'Tseu-Hi Impératrice douairière (la CHINE de 1835 à 1909)', published by Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1912. Paperback with damaged cover, partially unbound. 349 pages on laid paper, illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, including an in-text plan of Beijing and a genealogical table of the Chinese imperial family. Covers the origins and youth of Ye-Ho-Na-La, her flight to Jehol, the Tsai-Youen conspiracy, the first regency, Tseng Kou-Fan and the Taiping Rebellion, Tseu-Hi and the eunuchs, etiquette disputes, the majority and death of Tongzhi, and the protests and suicide of O-K'o-Tou. Deserves a fine binding.