Download or read book Public Success, Private Sorrow written by Isidore Cyril Cannon and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an Englishman who lived through the last years of the Qing dynasty, was trapped in the British Legation during the Boxer uprising and went on to occupy a number of senior positions in the Imperial Customs as Commissioner of Customs in various ports, Shanghai Postmaster and first Director of the important Customs College.