Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation
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INDISCREET LETTERS FROM PEKING
BEING THE NOTES OF AN EYE-WITNESS, WHICH SET FORTH IN SOME DETAIL, FROM DAY TO DAY, THE REAL STORY OF THE SIEGE AND SACK OF A DISTRESSED CAPITAL IN 1900—THE YEAR OF GREAT TRIBULATION
EDITED BY
EDITED BY
EDITED BY
EDITED BY
B. L. PUTNAM WEALE
CHINA EDITION
1922
SHANGHAI
KELLY AND WALSH, LIMITED
CHINA EDITION
1922
SHANGHAI
KELLY AND WALSH, LIMITED
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INDISCREET LETTERS FROM PEKING
PART I—THE WARNING
I
FRAGMENTS
I
FRAGMENTS
II
MUTTERINGS
MUTTERINGS
III
OVERCAST SKIES
OVERCAST SKIES
IV
OUR GUARDS ARRIVE
OUR GUARDS ARRIVE
V
THE PLOT THICKENS
THE PLOT THICKENS
VI
THE LICKING FLAMES APPROACH
THE LICKING FLAMES APPROACH
VII
THE CITY OF PEKING AND ALL ITS GLORIES
THE CITY OF PEKING AND ALL ITS GLORIES
VIII
SOME INCIDENTS AND THE ONE MAN
SOME INCIDENTS AND THE ONE MAN
IX
THE COMING OF THE BOXERS
THE COMING OF THE BOXERS
X
BARRICADES AND RELIEFS
BARRICADES AND RELIEFS
XI
SOME MEN AND THINGS
SOME MEN AND THINGS
XII
HELL HOUNDS
HELL HOUNDS
XIII
A FEW CRUMBS
A FEW CRUMBS
XIV
THE ULTIMATUM
THE ULTIMATUM
XV
THE DEBACLE BEGINS
THE DEBACLE BEGINS
PART II—THE SIEGE
I
CHAOS
CHAOS
II
THE RETREAT AND THE RETURN
THE RETREAT AND THE RETURN
III
FIRES AND FOOD
FIRES AND FOOD
IV
THE BONDS TIGHTEN
THE BONDS TIGHTEN
V
THE MYSTERIOUS BOARD OF TRUCE
THE MYSTERIOUS BOARD OF TRUCE
VI
SHELLS AND SORTIES
SHELLS AND SORTIES
VII
THE HOSPITAL AND THE GRAVEYARD
THE HOSPITAL AND THE GRAVEYARD
VIII
THE FAILURE
THE FAILURE
IX
AN INTERLUDE
AN INTERLUDE
X
THE GUNS
THE GUNS
XI
SNIPING
SNIPING
XII
THE GALLANT FRENCH
THE GALLANT FRENCH
XIII
THE BRITISH LEGATION BASE
THE BRITISH LEGATION BASE
XIV
THE EVER-GROWING CASUALTY LIST
THE EVER-GROWING CASUALTY LIST
XV
THE ARMISTICE
THE ARMISTICE
XVI
THE RESUMPTION OF A SEMI-DIPLOMATIC LIFE
THE RESUMPTION OF A SEMI-DIPLOMATIC LIFE
XVII
DIPLOMACY CONTINUES
DIPLOMACY CONTINUES
XVIII
THE UNREST GROWS AND DIPLOMACY CONTINUES
THE UNREST GROWS AND DIPLOMACY CONTINUES
XIX
THE FIRST REAL NEWS
THE FIRST REAL NEWS
XX
THE THIRD PHASE CONTINUES
THE THIRD PHASE CONTINUES
XXI
MORE DIPLOMACY
MORE DIPLOMACY
XXII
THE WORLD BEYOND OUR BRICKS
THE WORLD BEYOND OUR BRICKS
XXIII
TRIFLES
TRIFLES
XXIV
DIPLOMATIC CONFIDENCES
DIPLOMATIC CONFIDENCES
XXV
THE PLOT AGAIN THICKENS
THE PLOT AGAIN THICKENS
XXVI
MORE MESSENGERS
MORE MESSENGERS
XXVII
THE ATTACKS RESUMED
THE ATTACKS RESUMED
XXVIII
THE THIRTEENTH
THE THIRTEENTH
XXIX
THE NIGHT OF THE THIRTEENTH
THE NIGHT OF THE THIRTEENTH
XXX
HOW I SAW THE RELIEF
HOW I SAW THE RELIEF
PART III-THE SACK
I
THE PALACE
THE PALACE
II
THE SACK
THE SACK
III
THE SACK CONTINUES
THE SACK CONTINUES
IV
CHAOS
CHAOS
V
SETTLING DOWN
SETTLING DOWN
VI
THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT
THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT
VII
THE FEW REMAINS
THE FEW REMAINS
VIII
THE PALSY REMAINS
THE PALSY REMAINS
IX
DRIFTING
DRIFTING
X
PICKING UP THREADS
PICKING UP THREADS
XI
THE IMPOSSIBLE
THE IMPOSSIBLE
XII
SUSPENSE
SUSPENSE
XIII
STILL DRIFTING
STILL DRIFTING
XIV
PUNITIVE EXPEDITIONS
PUNITIVE EXPEDITIONS
XV
THE CLIMAX
THE CLIMAX
XVI
THE END
THE END
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