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Japanese Artistic Talents

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 206. Recently we have been looking at a few choice quotes from Notes of a Nomad, by Canadian author Lady Harriet Julia Jephson, published in 1918. For the most part it is a journal of her travels, but it starts in … Continue reading →

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Journals 9.2 – Seward’s Travels Around the World (Part 2)

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Roger Pocock

This is the second part of my article on Seward’s journal.  For the first part, please see the entry posted on 2nd November 2015. On board a steamer across the Pacific to Japan, Seward had his first opportunity to make … Continue reading →

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