The Diplomatic Reminiscences Of Lord Augustus Loftus 1862 1879

Excerpt from The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus 1862-1879, Vol. 1 Order of Merit conferred on the Czar - Hospitable Reception of General Sir W. Codrington and British Officers attending Autumnal Review 231. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus, 1862-1879, Vol. 2 of 2 Balgaria and Eastern Roumelia - Departure of Emperor for Livadia - Leave of Absence granted to Me - Visit to and Conversation with Prince Gortschakoff - Mission of General Stolietoff to Cabul - Observations thereon to Prince Gortschakoff - Proposal of Shere Ali to Visit St. Petersburg declined by Emperor - Pacific State of Central Asia - Death of Emir of Kashgar - Succession of his Son - Kashgar reconquered by Chinese - Return on December 4th of Emperor - His Toast at Fete of St. George - Interview with Prince Gortschakoff - Death of Grand Duchess of Hesse - Circumstances of Russian Mission to Afghanistan - Internal State of Russia - My Appointment as Governor of New South Wales - Succeeded by Lord Dufferin - Presentation of Letters of Recall - Audiences of the Empress and Members of the Imperial Family - Sorrowful Parting with Prince Gortschakoff - Departure for London. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.