Sir Ernest Satow's Private Letters - Volume II, The Satow-Gubbins Correspondence (1908-1927) and Satow's Letters to Hon. H. Marsham (1894-1907)

Sir Ernest Satow's Private Letters - Volume II, The Satow-Gubbins Correspondence (1908-1927) and Satow's Letters to Hon. H. Marsham (1894-1907)This volume consists mainly of letters exchanged between Sir Ernest Satow (1843 1929) and his former subordinate John Harington Gubbins (1852 1929) in their retirement, from 1906 to 1927. There are also some letters from Satow to the Japanese art collector and businessman the Hon. Henry Marsham (1845 1908) in the period 1894 1907. An expert foreword by Dr. J. E. Hoare, formerly of HM Diplomatic Service and a teaching fellow at SOAS, is included.

This volume consists mainly of letters exchanged between Sir Ernest Satow (1843-1929) and his former subordinate John Harington Gubbins (1852-1929) in their retirement, from 1906 to 1927.
There are also some letters from Satow to the Japanese art collector and businessman the Hon. Henry Marsham (1845-1908) in the period 1894-1907. An expert foreword by Dr. J.E. Hoare, formerly of HM Diplomatic Service and a teaching fellow at SOAS, is included.
Volume I consists of Satow's correspondence with William George Aston and Frederick Victor Dickins, and is mainly on Japanology. Volume III consists of Satow's correspondence with Lord Reay, on international law and the social, political and economic situation in Europe and the UK before, during and after World War One.