Edmund trelawny backhouse was a translator who worked in china for the british. Backhouse remains in beijing amidst all the turmoil going on during the japanese invasion and the leadup to wwii. In this episode we will conclude our chp overview of the life of sir edmund backhouse, 2nd baronet. Decadence mandchoue i first started hearing about sir edmund backhouse 18731944 years ago from brendan okane and dave lancashire. Bland, edmund trelawny backhouse, derek sandhaus one of the most popular and controversial chinese history books ever written, this account explores the forbidden city during the reign of empress dowager cixi 18611908. Reinhard hoeppli to commit his fantastic stories of his life to paper. In 1973, trevorroper was invited to visit switzerland to examine a manuscript entitled decadence mandchoue written by the sinologist sir edmund backhouse 18731944 in a mixture of english, french, latin and chinese that had been in the custody of dr. Review few in sir edmund backhouses time wrote so brazenly. The china memoirs of edmund trelawny backhouse edmund trelawny backhouse download here.
Decadence mandchoue by edmund trelawny backhouse overdrive. Published now for the first time, the controversial memoir of sinologist sir edmund backhouse, decadence mandchoue, provides a unique and shocking glimpse into the hidden world of chinas imperial palace with its rampant corruption, grand conspiracies and uninhibited sexuality. This edition, renamed manchu decadence, is abridged and unexpurgated, meaning that it focuses on the most extraordinary and valuable elements of backhouses narrative. Decadence mandchoue by sir edmund trelawny backhouse. The story of one of the most outrageous confidence tricksters of. The dead past contains biographies of paul verlaine, stephane. In this episode we will begin a 3part series covering the life of sir edmund trelawny backhouse, 2nd baronet.
Oct 04, 2015 edmund backhouse, the 20thcentury sinologist, longtime beijing resident, and occasional con artist, is perhaps best known for his incendiary memoirs, which not only distorted western understanding of chinese history for more than 50 years, but also included what, in retrospect, can only be seen as patently fictitious stories of erotic encounters between the british baronet and empress. In 1973, trevorroper was invited to visit switzerland to examine a manuscript entitled decadence mandchoue written by the sinologist sir edmund backhouse 18731944 in a mixture of english, french, latin and chinese that had been in the custody of dr reinhard hoeppli, a swiss diplomat who was the swiss consul in beijing during world war ii. The china memoirs of sir edmund trelawny backhouse, edited by derek sandhaus. Decadence mandchoue ebook by edmund trelawny backhouse. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Decadence mandchoue, like its author, edmund trelawny backhouse, is sui generis. There are lots of great lines in sir edmund trelawny backhouses decadence mandchoue. Chp7sir edmund backhouse part 1 from the china history.
Although many of the details of his life are disputed, certain facts are clear. The china memoirs of sir edmund trelawny backhouse by edmund trelawny backhouse. Finally, for an interesting take on filming a filmmaker, check out visual journalist jonah kessels account of filming zhao liang for eds new. This edition, renamed manchu decadence, is abridged and unexpurgated and focuses on the most extraordinary and valuable elements of backhouses narrative. He is the coauthor of annals and memoirs of the court of peking and china under the empress dowager. This acclaimed book by edmund backhouse is available at in several formats for your ereader. Derek sandhaus, the editor of backhouses memoirs decadence mandchoue, argues that. The man was sir edmund backhouse, and his controversial memoirs, dacadence mandchoue, were published for the first time by earnshaw books in 2011. Decadence mandchoue in 1898 a young englishman walked into a homosexual brothel in peking and began a journey that he claims took him all the way to the bedchamber of imperial chinas last great ruler, the empress dowager tzu hsi. Since his death, however, it has been established that the major source of his china under the empress dowager is a forgery, most likely by. Explore books by edmund backhouse with our selection at.
In 1898 a young englishman walked into a homosexual brothel in peking and began a. A selfmade sinologist, he was apparently fluent in chinese and quite well connected, but was also later exposed as a magnificent fraud. Published now for the first time, the controversial memoirs of sinologist sir edmund backhouse, decadence mandchoue, provide a unique and shocking. Edmund backhouse, the 20thcentury sinologist, longtime beijing resident, and occasional con artist, is perhaps best known for his incendiary memoirs, which not only distorted western understanding of chinese history for more than 50 years, but also included what, in retrospect, can only be seen as patently fictitious stories of erotic encounters between the british baronet and empress.
Derek sandhaus is the chief editor of earnshaw books and the author of tales of old hong kong and tales of old peking. Sir edmund trelawny backhouse, 2nd baronet 20 october 1873 8 january 1944 was a. Alternately shocking and lyrical, it is the masterwork of a. Sandhaus is the editor of an abridged version of backhouses most. A collection of historical odds and endsstories, quotations, cartoons, postcards, and drawingsthis book recounts in thrilling detail.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Decadence mandchoues sir edmund trelawny backhouse cnn travel. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Manchu decadence ebook by edmund trelawny backhouse. The china memoirs of sir edmund trelawny backhouse at. This acclaimed book by edmund backhouse is available at in several formats for. Backhouse is best known for the various frauds he committed over the period of his life. He lived from 1873 to 1944, spending more than half his life in beijing. Edmund trelawny backhouse author of decadence mandchoue.
He spent the majority of his career at the peking union medical college in beijing, china, where he undertook research on host responses to parasitic infections, in particular describing the splendorehoeppli phenomenon, between 1929 and 1952. Backhouse was an extraordinary linguist, scholar, and pedant as well as a. Dirty chinese isbn 9781569757970 pdf epub edmund backhouse. If sir edmund backhouse were in beijing today, hed be in real trouble. Few in sir edmund backhouses time wrote so brazenly. The china memoirs of edmund trelawny backhouse ebook. The man was sir edmund backhouse, and his controversial memoirs, decadence mandchoue, were published for the first time by earnshaw books in 2011. Pdf hermit of peking download full pdf book download. How sir edmund backhouses infamous china memoirs came. This edition, renamed manchu decadence, is abridged and unexpurgated, meaning that it focuses on the most extraordinary and valuable elements of backhouseas narrative. Hong kong there are things we know about sir edmund trelawny backhouse, 2nd baronet, of england. Edmund backhouse, the 20th century sinologist, longtime beijing resident, and occasional conartist, is perhaps best known for his incendiary memoirs, which not only distorted western understanding of chinese history for more than 50 years, but also included what in retrospect can only be seen as patently fictitious stories of erotic encounters between the british baronet and the empress. Zhao liang and the southnorth water diversion project. Derek sandhaus, the books editor, says one of his favorites is the description of a palace eunuch named lien whose eyes were luminous.
Manchu decadence by backhouse, edmund trelawny ebook. Decadence mandchoue by edmund backhouse, derek sandhaus. Edmund backhouse in the long view of history supchina. Shedding beams on a naughty world is also a fair description. Decadence mandchoue by edmund trelawny backhouse book.
The china memoirs of sir edmund trelawny backhouse. Sir edmund trelawny backhouse, 2nd baronet decadence mandchoue october 8 january was a british oriental scholar and linguist whose work exerted a powerful influence on the western view of the last decades of the qing dynasty doubly exotic a celestial decadence mandchoue a western context, a manchu in a chinese decadence mandchoue she is. In 1898 a young englishman walked into a homosexual brothel in peking and began a journey that he claims took him all th. Read decadence mandchoue the china memoirs of edmund trelawny backhouse by edmund trelawny backhouse available from rakuten kobo. Decadence mandchoue, like its author, edmund trelawny backhouse, is. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This work, written shortly before backhouse s death in 1943, lay for decades forgotten and unpublished in the bodleian library at oxford university, dismissed by trevorroper as nothing more than a pornographic novelette. Derek sandhaus on legendary expat edmund backhouse the. Available in the national library of australia collection. Edmund trelawny backhouse was a translator who worked in china for the british foreign service as well as for london times correspondent george morrison. Reinhard hoeepli was a swissgerman physician with a distinguished career as a researcher and historian of medical parasitology. This work, written shortly before backhouses death in 1943, lay for decades forgotten and unpublished in the bodleian library at oxford university, dismissed by trevorroper as nothing more than a pornographic novelette. The infamous sir edmund backhouse the world of chinese.
How sir edmund backhouses infamous china memoirs came to canberra by andrew gosling the national library of australia houses rare typewritten memoirs by the eccentric british sinologist, sir edmund trelawny backhouse 18731944 1. Sir edmund trelawny backhouse, 2nd baronet 20 october 1873 8 january 1944 was a british oriental scholar, sinologist, and linguist whose books exerted a powerful influence on the western view of the last decades of the qing dynasty 16441912. Memoirs, 1943 manuscript national library of australia. Pdf tales of old hong kong download full pdf book download. Shop amongst our popular books, including 4, manchu decadence, decadence mandchoue and more from edmund trelawny backhouse. He was one of few europeans to live among the chinese in the early 20th century, and his. How sir edmund backhouses infamous china memoirs came to. The bad behavior of a few expatriates and tourists and subsequent 100day crackdown on illegal foreigners has created a tense environment, but the activities documented so far pale in comparison to what backhouse claims to have got up to after coming to china in 1898, according to his posthumously published. Sandhaus is the editor of an abridged version of backhouses most famous book, decadence mandchoue, renamed manchu decadence, which focuses on the most extraordinary and valuable elements of backhouses narrative. Jul 24, 2014 play direct link download 32 minutes 24 jul 2014. Published now for the first time, the controversial memoirs of sinologist sir edmund backhouse, decadence mandchoue, provide a unique and shocking glimpse into the hidden world of chinas imperial palace, with its rampant corruption, grand conspiracies and uninhibited sexuality. Sir edmund trelawny backhouse, 2nd baronet 20 october 1873 8 january 1944 was a british oriental scholar and linguist whose work exerted a powerful influence on the western view of the last decades of the qing dynasty 16441912.
In this 3rd part of the series well look at the last couple decades of backhouses life. Decadence mandchoues sir edmund trelawny backhouse cnn. Paperback and download the peking beijing diaries 190006 of the great victorianedwardian diplomat sir ernest satow, published for the first time ever on, by permission of the national archives uk on behalf of the controller of her majestys stationery office, with an introduction by china expert j. Reinhard hoeppli, a swiss diplomat who was the swiss consul in beijing during world war ii. The china memoirs of sir edmund trelawny backhouse, ed. Manchu decadence by edmund trelawny backhouse overdrive.
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