Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Title
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Text Read
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Author
Oliphant, Laurence
Original Source
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860
Digitized by
Internet Archive
Publication Date
1860
Date(s) of Reading
- 1860-02-19
Evidence
George Eliot to John Blackwood, 19 February 1860. “We are reading Oliphant's book and are greatly interested by his account of the Japanese, though not a little indignant with the gratuitous disregard of feelings, prejudices, and rights displayed by the English in the Chinese quarrel. Even on Oliphant's showing 'tis a deplorable case -- such as between man and man would excite universal reprobation.” GEL 3: 263
Citation
Oliphant, Laurence, Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57281