Herbert Allen Giles manuscript, n.d.

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Herbert Allen Giles manuscript, n.d.

Autograph poem, signed, entitled "The Pressgang," a translation from the CHINESE OF TU FU, A.D. 712-770. The original manuscript was sent by Professor Giles to "The Academy" for publication.

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Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935

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Giles was born on Dec. 8, 1845 in Oxford, England; educated at Charterhouse; joined the China consular service, arriving at Beijing in 1867; left China late in 1892, and lived at Aberdeen until 1897, when he moved to Cambridge to become professor of Chinese, a chair held until his resignation in 1932; published books include Chinese biographical dictionary (1898), Chinese fairy tales (1911), and The civilization of China (1911); received the triennial gold medal of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1...