Evidence: | Mrs Hugh Fraser, wife of the British diplomat Hugh Fraser, recalls acquaintances made whilst
en poste with him in China (1874-78):
'Outside of his work Sir Robert Hart, on principle, provided for his mind the very lightest
literature, amusing French novels being his favourite reading. He told me that he found in
these trifles the only complete relaxation from business worries; he could read them through
without a single effort of thought and forget all about them directly afterwards.'
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 31 Aug 1874 and 31 May 1878 | ||||||||||
Country: | China | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Sir Robert Hart |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Head of Imperial Customs Service, China |
Religion: | unknown |
Country of origin: | Scotland |
Country of experience: | China |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | unknown |
Title: | [Light French novels] |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 14045 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Mrs Hugh Fraser | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1910 | |
Vol: | 2 | |
Page: | 172-73 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Mrs Hugh Fraser, A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands (London, 1910), 2, p. 172-73, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14045, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
Not clear whether texts read in translation or in original. |
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