With Gordon in China: Letters from Thomas Lyster, Lieutenant Royal EngineersT.F. Unwin, 1891 - 296 sayfa |
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afraid arrived attacked beautiful boats brother Burgevine Captain Chanzu China Chinamen Chinese cholera Christmas climate Colonel Gordon command creek Curragh dear DIARY CONTINUED dined dysentery England English Europeans everything expect expedition feel fellow Frederick Bruce French friends getting Gibraltar give glad go home Government hear Hong-Kong hope horse Japan Japanese Kahding Kowloon ladies leave letter Lieutenant Lyster live look Lord Panmure Major Gordon Mandarin miles months morning mother Nagato Naitzean Nankin never nice night officer OVERDUE FEE Pekin pleasant pony poor Prince Quinsan rebels Regiment returned ride rode round Royal Engineers sent Shanghai Sherard Osborn SISTER soldiers soon sorry Souchow steamer Sung-Kiang survey Taipings Taitsan Taku Taku Forts Tamar tell things Tientsin to-day told town troops walk weather wish Woolwich Woosung wounded write yesterday Yokohama
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