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Remembering Father -12 Hospital visit in Hong Kong

I enjoyed my stay in Canton, but was pleased to be going back to Hong Kong. I spent a little fortune on fans and ivory work. The jewellery, some of...

Remembering Father -11 more from Canton

From my diary: January 2 We are now living on Shameen,(pictured above) in the beautiful house belonging to the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co...

Remembering Father -10 first impression of Canton

On the next day, Constance, Isabella and I decided it would be a waste not to go sightseeing. As Isabella was staying at the Episcopal Palace with...

Remembering Father -9 Isabella Bird

The extent of ground utterly ruined is quite awful. We walked up one street and down another, uphill and downhill, by the streets of stairs, and...

Remembering Father -7 more from Andrew Carnegie

"At one point our guide in advance called a halt, and upon our dismounting he led us into a walled enclosure, and startled us with the information...

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