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The Story of a Soldier's
Life,
Vol 2 by Viscount Garnet Wolseley
(1903), p. 77
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Place and Memory
in the Singing Crane Garden
by Vera
Schwarcz (2008), p. 101
Google Books:
Souvenirs de Voyage:
Lettres Intimes sur la Campagne de
Chine en 1860
by Armand Lucy
A detailed discussion of the looting
with images: “The Looting of Yuanming
and the Translation of Chinese Art
in Europe” by Greg M. Thomas
Wikipedia: Charles “Chinese” Gordon,
photographed in Chinese dress, was a
key player in the 1860 events
“The Sack of the Summer Palace,”
a letter written by Victor Hugo
Read the original letter in French
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