Two Years In The Forbidden City

Ling, Princess Der

Published by Dodd, Mead & Co

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B002CG4N44 INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the frontis end paper: "To---/ Princess Der Ling". 1929 edition (the book first appeared in 1911). xiv, 383pp. Frontis portrait, and 15 B&W plates. Hardcover. Mango coloured cloth. No Dust Jacket. Book: Very Good; pages clean, hinges solid. Der Ling and her sister, Rong Ling ( the future Madame Dan Paochao of Beijing) received a western education, learning French and English, and studying dance in Paris with Isadora Duncan. Upon their return to China, Der Ling became the First lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi, as well as interpreting for her when she received foreign visitors. Der Ling stayed at court until March 1905. In 1907, Der Ling married Thaddeus C. White, an American. After Cixi's death in 1908, Der Ling professed to be so angered by what she saw as false portraits of Cixi appearing in books and periodicals that she wrote her own account of serving "Old Buddha", which she called "Two Years in the Forbidden City". This book appeared in 1911, just before the fall of the Qing dynasty, and was a popular success. 8vo, 2.0 lbs (with packaging). Dodd Mead, 1929.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two Years In The Forbidden City
• Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good