PAPERBACK The diplomat Sir Ernest Satow (1843-1929) left many important papers (diaries and letters) in the Public Record Office (now the UK National Archives). This book is a complete and unabridged collection of his semi-official ('demi-official' in the contemporary jargon) private letters as Her Britannic Majesty's envoy to Japan (1895-1900) and China (1900-1906), with an introduction by noted Foreign Office historian and East Asia expert J.E. Hoare and annotations by Ian Ruxton. These handwritten copies of letters carefully recorded in the author's Letter Books have been transcribed into book form for the first time ever by permission of the National Archives. The aim is to make these valuable documents more easily accessible to scholars and students worldwide. Also available on the amazon websites.

The diplomat Sir Ernest Satow (1843-1929) left many important papers (diaries and letters) in the Public Record Office (now the UK National Archives). This book is a complete and unabridged collection of his semi-official ('demi-official' in the contemporary jargon) private letters as Her Britannic Majesty's envoy to Japan (1895-1900) and China (1900-1906), with an introduction by noted Foreign Office historian and East Asia expert J.E. Hoare and annotations by Ian Ruxton. These handwritten copies of letters carefully recorded in the author's Letter Books have been transcribed into book form for the first time ever by permission of the National Archives. The aim is to make these valuable documents more easily accessible to scholars and students worldwide.

Letters written by Sir Ernest Satow mainly to the Foreign Office in London from his first three diplomatic postings: Siam (Thailand), Uruguay and Morocco. Fully transcribed and annotated by Ian Ruxton, with a Foreword by Professor T.G. Otte. Part of a series of published transcriptions (with permission) of the Satow Papers held at the National Archives of the U.K. These semi-official letters are supplementary to the official despatches, intended to explain them and add things which could not be conveniently or appropriately included therein. Satow's semi-official letters from Japan and China, 1895-1906, were previously published through lulu.com. This present volume completes publication of all of Satow's semi-official letters (PRO 30/33 14).

LARGE PAPERBACK. This book contains part of the voluminous work-related private correspondence sent to Sir Ernest Satow while he was Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan (1895-1900) from the Satow Papers held at The National Archives, Kew, London, transcribed and published in full from mostly handwritten originals with annotations added by the editor for scholars and researchers. This is the fourth and final volume, and it contains letters from Formosa where the British Japan Consular Service took over staffing duties from the China Service after the island was ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki which concluded the Sino-Japanese War in 1895.

LARGE PAPERBACK. This book contains part of the voluminous work-related private correspondence sent to Sir Ernest Satow while he was Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan (1895-1900) from the Satow Papers held at The National Archives, Kew, London, transcribed and published in full from mostly handwritten originals with annotations added by the editor for scholars and researchers. This is Volume Three, and it includes letters from British diplomatic representatives elsewhere, colonial and India authorities, Royal Navy officers, Japanese government officials, foreign representatives in Tokyo and miscellaneous letters. (Both previous volumes are available on lulu.com.)

This PAPERBACK and DOWNLOAD contains part of the voluminous work-related private correspondence sent to Sir Ernest Satow while he was Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan (1895-1900) from the Satow Papers held at The National Archives, Kew, London, transcribed and published in full from handwritten originals with annotations for the use of scholars and researchers. Some of the letters are from superiors at the Foreign Office and some from the Office of Works about buildings, but most are from subordinates (Tokyo legation staff and consular staff at Hakodate, Kobe and Nagasaki). A very few replies from Satow himself are included. This book offers a rare glimpse at hitherto unpublished material. 571 pages. 452 footnotes. Two illustrations. Crown copyright material is reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO. Also now sold in the National Archives (UK) bookshop.

World-first publication of these important letters addressed to Sir Ernest Satow (with some replies noted on letters) while he was Britain's top diplomat in China, 1900-06. Satow replaced Sir Claude MacDonald after the Siege of the Legations in 1900. He took a leading part in the negotiations leading up to the signing of the Boxer Protocol on September 7, 1901. He had many dealings with the large number of consuls throughout China under his control, the legation staff, the diplomatic body, the British army and navy, British residents of China (including missionaries, bankers, businessmen etc.), the Indian Colonial Government, the Chinese Imperial family and of course the British Foreign Office. The purpose of the author is to make this precious material more easily accessible to scholars worldwide, who are not able to visit The National Archives of the U.K. to see the original documents, or who cannot afford much time there. This is the first volume in the China series, expected to total six volumes. The Japan series (1895-1900) has already been completed and comprises four volumes.