Kurzbeschreibung
In this first volume of collection of correspondence originally written between 1889 and 1890, Mary Crawford Fraser writes about her life as wife of Hugh Fraser, Britain's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary (head of the British Legation) to Japan -- the diplomatic ranking just below full Ambassador before the establishment of full and equal relations between Britain and Japan which Fraser was, in fact, negotiating.
Mary Fraser writes about the everyday aspects of the life of a diplomat's wife in Meiji-era Japan, but also touches on Japanese culture, people, scenery, politics, and the life in the Imperial Court of Meiji.
About the author: Mary Crawford Fraser (1851-1922) was born in Italy and raised there and in England and New Jersey. She was the daughter of American sculptor Thomas Crawford, sister of American novelist F. Marion Crawford, and niece of Julia Ward Howe (the American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"). As the wife of British diplomat Hugh Fraser, she followed her husband to his postings in Peking, Rome, Santiago, and Tokyo. Under her married name of Mrs. Hugh Fraser, she was also the author of "Palladia" (1896), "The Looms of Time" (1898), "A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands" (1912) and "Italian Yesterdays" (1913).
This edition is based on the 1899 edition, and has been edited with modern punctuation in mind.
Mary Fraser writes about the everyday aspects of the life of a diplomat's wife in Meiji-era Japan, but also touches on Japanese culture, people, scenery, politics, and the life in the Imperial Court of Meiji.
About the author: Mary Crawford Fraser (1851-1922) was born in Italy and raised there and in England and New Jersey. She was the daughter of American sculptor Thomas Crawford, sister of American novelist F. Marion Crawford, and niece of Julia Ward Howe (the American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"). As the wife of British diplomat Hugh Fraser, she followed her husband to his postings in Peking, Rome, Santiago, and Tokyo. Under her married name of Mrs. Hugh Fraser, she was also the author of "Palladia" (1896), "The Looms of Time" (1898), "A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands" (1912) and "Italian Yesterdays" (1913).
This edition is based on the 1899 edition, and has been edited with modern punctuation in mind.
