TWILIGHT IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY. by JOHNSTON, Reginald F

London 1934, Gollancz. Green cloth, very good, 486p., notes index, 42 b. w. photos, spine & covers a bit faded,else very clean interior,complete, preface by the Emperor,folding maps folding maps, & Chinese text, 4th impression. FIRST EDITION The fascinating and true story of Reginald Fleming Johnston [1874-1938] a Scotsman stationed in China as a British Civil Servant. He acted as Private Secretary to the Governor of Hong Kong from 1900, Acting Clerk of Councils, Asst. Colonial Secretary, Administrator of Weihai Government, and in 1919 he was appointed tutor to P'u-Yi the ex-Emperor of China. He was also professor of Chinese at Univ. of London. * Johnston became the personal teacher and confidant to the Last Emperor, Pu-yi. This is a superb primary narrative of China from the turn of the century through 1930 from the inside out. With a pedigree of Manchu Emperors 1616-1933. * With many photographs, two of which show the Last Emperor, Henry Pu-yi. * REFERENCES: Hucker #753. *** Color scans can be sent by email. .