Eminent Victorians · Chapter
Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide citations and references for the preceding chapters, including a biblical quotation and a note on the disputed authenticity of a diary mentioned in the book.
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The endnotes provide citations and references for the preceding chapters, including a biblical quotation and a note on the disputed authenticity of a diary mentioned in the book.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Resolution.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Li Hung Chang
Referenced in a note about the disputed authenticity of a diary in Mr. J. O. P. Bland's book.
Key passages
“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.”
The spirit moves unpredictably, like the wind, and cannot be traced or controlled.
Biblical quotation from John 3:8, used as an epigraph or thematic reference.
“The authenticity of the diary contained in this book has been disputed, notably by Mr. J. O. P. Bland in his Li Hung Chang . (Constable, 1917.)”
Some scholars, especially J. O. P. Bland, have questioned whether the diary quoted in this book is genuine.
Acknowledges scholarly debate over the source material.
