Demetrius Charles Boulger

Demetrius Charles Boulger
Demetrius Charles Boulger (1853–1928) was a British author and historian known for his writings on Eastern history and politics. He authored several notable works, including "The Life of Gordon" and "The History of China," focusing on influential figures and events in Asia. Boulger was also a prominent biographer of Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore. His deep knowledge of Eastern affairs made him a respected figure in his field during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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CHAPTER I THE EARLY AGES The Chinese are unquestionably the oldest nation in the world, and their history goes back to a period to which no prudent historian will attempt to give a precise date. They speak the language and observe the same social and political customs that they did several thousand years before the Christian era, and they are the only living representatives to-day of a people and... more...

PREFACE. The following account of the life of Yakoob Beg was written with a twofold intention. In the first place, it attempts to trace the career of a soldier of fortune, who, without birth, power, or even any great amount of genius, constructed an independent rule in Central Asia, and maintained it against many adversaries during the space of twelve years. The name of the Athalik Ghazi became so well... more...

PREFACE. As so many books of a more or less biographical nature have been written about General Charles Gordon, it is both appropriate and natural that I should preface the following pages with a statement of a personal character as to how and why I have written another. In the year 1881 I told General Gordon that I contemplated describing his career as soon as I had finished writing my "History of... more...