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This volume of letters was published in 1884, when General Gordon
(1833-85) was engaged in the controversial defence of Khartoum that
claimed his life the following year. The reputation of 'Chinese'
Gordon, a complex figure, unpopular with the British government and
military but adored by the people and press, was fed by works such
as this. Covering his time in the Crimea as a young lieutenant, and
later in the drawing up of the new frontiers between the Russian
and Ottoman empires, these letters were published by his later
biographer, Demetrius C. Boulger (1853-1928) as evidence of
Gordon's strength of character and value as a military leader. One
reviewer noted in them an 'indomitable cheerfulness of disposition,
patient endurance, trustful fatalism, simple courage and faith, ...
[and] single-hearted devotion to duty', words which reflected the
popular view of Gordon as a symbol of British national pride and
imperial honour.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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