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Memoirs Of Li Hung Chang
''The Memoirs of Li Hung Chang'' (titled ''Memoirs of the Viceroy Li Hung Chang'' in the United Kingdom) is a book by American writer William Francis Mannix, published in October 1913 by Houghton Mifflin Company.Hess, p. 157. It is a forgery, falsely stated by Mannix to be an edited memoir of Li Hongzhang.Matthewson, p. 19. Mannix stated that the work came from parts of Li's diary.Matthewson, p. 20. It was released in the United States and the United Kingdom. ''The American Political Science Review'' that the work had even misled "old China hands" and Sinologists due to the "great :wikt:verisimilitude, verisimilitude" of the book. - Cited: p. 419. The literary journal ''Renditions (journal), Renditions'' described the work as "a classic American contribution in the field of literary hoax". Christopher L. Miller, author of ''The Imposters'', stated that the work was an "intercultural hoax".Matthewson, p. 31. The book was republished in 1923, with an additional piece by Ralph Dela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis Mannix
William Francis Mannix (died 1920) was an author and forger. He was best known for writing ''The Memoirs of Li Hung Chang'', which he falsely presented as translated memoirs of Li Hongzhang. History Sarah Matthewson of the University of London wrote that "Much of Mannix’s life remains a mystery."Matthewson, p. 23. According to Albert G. Hess, Mannix's birthday was not known with certainty, and that fraudsters often embellish their histories; Hess stated "it is conceivable that even Mannix's wife and children did not know his exact birthplace and birthdate when he died." Hess stated that "Biographical data on a crook[...]are usually, and understandably, scarce and not always fully reliable."Hess, p. 159. In 1911 Ralph Delahaye Paine estimated Mannix was more than 50 years old. Some accounts stated Mannix was born in 1870 and 1875. A 1920 death announcement stated he was 47. Mannix originated from Boston. His father, Edward J. Mannix, originated from County Cork in Ireland, and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Maritime Customs Service
The Chinese Maritime Customs Service was a Chinese governmental tax collection agency and information service from its founding in 1854 until it split in 1949 into services operating in the Republic of China on Taiwan, and in the People's Republic of China. From its foundation in 1854 until the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911, the agency was known as the Imperial Maritime Customs Service. History From 1757 to the signing of the Treaty of Nanking by the Chinese and British governments in 1842, all foreign trade in China operated through the Canton System, a monopoly centered in the Southern Chinese port of Canton (now Guangzhou). The treaty abolished the monopoly and opened the ports of Shanghai, Amoy (Xiamen), Ningpo (Ningbo) and Foochow (Fuzhou) to international trade, creating the need for a mechanism to collect customs duties in these additional ports. The First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the increase of foreign concessions in China, led to the foreign powers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Payson may refer to: Places in the United States * Payson, Arizona * Payson, Illinois * Payson, Utah People * Edward Payson (1783–1827), American Congregational preacher * Edwin Blake Payson (1893–1927), American botanist * Joan Whitney Payson (1903–1975), American businesswoman and New York Mets owner * Phillips Payson (1704–1778), American minister for the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts from 1728 * Samuel Phillips Payson (1736–1801), American minister for the town of Chelsea, Massachusetts from 1757 * William Farquhar Payson (1876–1939), notable American author *William P. Richardson (law school dean) William Payson Richardson (November 6, 1864 – August 29, 1945) was the co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School, a position he held for the years 1901–1945. He was also a legal scholar, and authored many books. Biography Richardson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dial
''The Dial'' was an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929. In its first form, from 1840 to 1844, it served as the chief publication of the Transcendentalists. From the 1880s to 1919 it was revived as a political review and literary criticism magazine. From 1920 to 1929 it was an influential outlet for modernist literature in English. In January 2023, the name of ''The Dial'' was revived for a new online magazine of international writing and reporting. Transcendentalist journal Members of the Hedge Club began talks for creating a vehicle for their essays and reviews in philosophy and religion in October 1839.Gura, Philip F. ''American Transcendentalism: A History''. New York: Hill and Wang, 2007: 128. Other influential journals, including the ''North American Review'' and the '' Christian Examiner'' refused to accept their work for publication. Orestes Brownson proposed utilizing his recently established periodical ''Boston Quarterly Review'' but mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Contemporary Review
''The Contemporary Review'' is a British biannual, formerly quarterly, magazine. It has an uncertain future as of 2013. History The magazine was established in 1866 by Alexander Strahan and a group of intellectuals intent on promoting their views on current affairs. They intended it to be the church-minded counterpart and in May 1877 published an article on the "Ethics of Belief" from a distinguished Cambridge don on moral skepticism in law and philosophy. Prof Clifford developed scientific theories on metaphysical beliefs, rationalism, and the empirical value of scientific enquiry that underpinned advanced physics. By the end of the century his views had a practicable impact upon new social realism. Clifford was quickly rebutted by Prof Wase in June 1877. Articles by Rev R.F. Littledale, a regular contributor included "Christianity and Patriotism".Contemporary Review (1877), vol. 30, contents This contrasted to the radical artistic perspectives of the '' Fortnightly Revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhejiang Gongshang University
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HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries. Its holdings include content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. Etymology ''Hathi'' (), derived from the Sanskrit , is the Hindi word for 'elephant', an animal famed for its long-term memory. History HathiTrust was founded in October 2008 by the twelve universities of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the eleven libraries of the University of California. As of 2024, members include more than 219 research libraries across the United States, Canada, and Europe, and is based on a shared governance structure. Costs are shared by the participating libraries and library consortia. The repository is administered by the University of Michigan. The executive director of HathiTrust is Mike Furlough, who succeeded founding director John Wilkin after Wilkin stepped down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London, King's College London and "other such institutions, corporate or unincorporated, as shall be established for the purpose of Education, whether within the Metropolis or elsewhere within our United Kingdom". It is one of three institutions to have claimed the title of the Third-oldest university in England debate, third-oldest university in England. It moved to a federal structure with constituent colleges in 1900. It is now incorporated by its fourth (1863) royal charter and governed by the University of London Act 2018 (c. iii). The university consists of Member institutions of the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Memoirs Of Li Hung Chang (1923)
''The Memoirs of Li Hung Chang'' (titled ''Memoirs of the Viceroy Li Hung Chang'' in the United Kingdom) is a book by American writer William Francis Mannix, published in October 1913 by Houghton Mifflin Company.Hess, p. 157. It is a forgery, falsely stated by Mannix to be an edited memoir of Li Hongzhang.Matthewson, p. 19. Mannix stated that the work came from parts of Li's diary.Matthewson, p. 20. It was released in the United States and the United Kingdom. ''The American Political Science Review'' that the work had even misled "old China hands" and Sinologists due to the "great verisimilitude" of the book. - Cited: p. 419. The literary journal ''Renditions'' described the work as "a classic American contribution in the field of literary hoax". Christopher L. Miller, author of ''The Imposters'', stated that the work was an "intercultural hoax".Matthewson, p. 31. The book was republished in 1923, with an additional piece by Ralph Delahaye Paine, titled ''The Story of a Literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pot Calling The Kettle Black
"The pot calling the kettle black" is a proverbial idiom that may be of Spanish origin, of which English versions began to appear in the first half of the 17th century. It means a situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares, and therefore is an example of psychological projection, or hypocrisy. Use of the expression to discredit or deflect a claim of wrongdoing by attacking the originator of the claim for their own similar behaviour (rather than acknowledging the guilt of both) is the ''tu quoque'' logical fallacy. Origin The earliest appearance of the idiom is in Thomas Shelton's 1620 translation of the Spanish novel ''Don Quixote''. The protagonist is growing increasingly restive under the criticisms of his servant Sancho Panza, one of which is that "You are like what is said that the frying-pan said to the kettle, 'Avant, black-browes'." The Spanish text at this point reads: (Said the pan to the pot, get out of there black-eyes). It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renditions (magazine)
''Renditions: A Chinese-English Translation Magazine'' () is a literary magazine on Chinese literature in English translation published by the Research Centre for Translation (RCT) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It was established in 1973 and covers Chinese literature, from classical works of poetry, prose, and fiction to their contemporary counterparts, as well as articles on art, Chinese studies, and translation studies. ''Renditions'' was published twice a year, in May and in November. It ceased publication in 2024, after 100 issues. History ''Renditions'' was established by Chinese American translator George Kao who was a visiting senior fellow at RCT and contributed a number of translations to the journal himself. Special issues Special issues include one on women's writing (issues 27 & 28, 1987) by writers from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong; the first anthology of Hong Kong literature in any language (issues 29 & 30, 1988); Chinese Impressions of the West (iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
