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- Light and Shade: Sketches from an Uncommon Life
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
Illustrated with a large number of photos, some remarkable survivals, this collection of autobiographical essays tells of Dr. Bard's childhood in Eastern Siberia, with a fascinating detour to Moscow and the Crimea while Russia was still in post-revolutionary turmoil.
Table of Contents
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- PART 1
- 1. Siberian Childhood
- pp. 3-22
- 2. Manchurian Adolescence
- pp. 23-42
- 3. Eton in China
- pp. 43-58
- 4. Mr Healey
- pp. 59-62
- 6. Myself a Reluctant Midwife
- pp. 73-78
- PART 2
- 9. The Post- War Years
- pp. 127-138
- 10. Miracle at St. Francis
- pp. 139-142
- 12. Eric Coates
- pp. 157-160
- 14. Maria Callas at Epidauros
- pp. 173-175
- PART 3
- 15. Incas of Peru
- pp. 179-192
- 16. Beauty Pageant in South Dakota
- pp. 193-200
- 17. Easter Island/ Rapa Nui
- pp. 201-220
- 18. Old Chinese Fort Rediscovered
- pp. 221-236
- 19. Trafalgar Night in Hong Kong
- pp. 237-242
- 21. My Family
- pp. 266-282
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888052516
Related ISBN(s)
9789622099494
MARC Record
OCLC
794700930
Pages
364
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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