Putting Flesh On the Dry Bones of History; Author Diana Preston Revisits China's Boxer Rebellion

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 10, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Here's how Diana Preston led off her article in London's Daily Telegraph previewing her new book, "The Boxer Rebellion":

" 'My bed is cold . . . now exhibit to me your genitals, for I know I shall love them.' So said the Empress Dowager of China to a young Englishman, Edmund Backhouse. Clad only in a thigh-length cloak, he had been ushered into the Imperial presence by eunuchs, who had first anointed his private parts with sandalwood and instructed him carefully in the Empress's sexual preferences.

"He found the lascivious old lady grinning expectantly at him from her phoenix couch, eager for ...

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