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7 SOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON THEM; Third Mother Ming Chu (1907-1927)
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Mimi Chan
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE ix
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xii
- NOTE ON THE ROMANIZATION OF CHINESE WORDS xiii
- GENEALOGICAL TABLE xiv
- 1 FULL FATHOM FIVE THY FATHER LIES: The King (1885-1944) 1
- 2 THE GODS ARE JUST: Fourth Concubine Surnamed Kam (1900-1981 13
- 3 ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE: Seventh Concubine Surnamed Kwok (1906-1990) 37
- 4 AN HONEST MIND AND PLAIN: Ah Hing (1900-) 63
- 5 LIKE NIOBE, ALL TEARS: Fifth Concubine Surnamed Poon (1900-1992) 85
- 6 SWEET ARE THE USES OF ADVERSITY: Fourth Sister Violet (1906-1998) 101
- 7 SOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON THEM; Third Mother Ming Chu (1907-1927) 123
- 8 SOME ARE BORN GREAT: Second Daughter Portia (1910-1991) 137
- 9 LOWLINESS IS YOUNG AMBITION'S LADDER: Eighth Concubine Surnamed Ho (1910-) 155
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE ix
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xii
- NOTE ON THE ROMANIZATION OF CHINESE WORDS xiii
- GENEALOGICAL TABLE xiv
- 1 FULL FATHOM FIVE THY FATHER LIES: The King (1885-1944) 1
- 2 THE GODS ARE JUST: Fourth Concubine Surnamed Kam (1900-1981 13
- 3 ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE: Seventh Concubine Surnamed Kwok (1906-1990) 37
- 4 AN HONEST MIND AND PLAIN: Ah Hing (1900-) 63
- 5 LIKE NIOBE, ALL TEARS: Fifth Concubine Surnamed Poon (1900-1992) 85
- 6 SWEET ARE THE USES OF ADVERSITY: Fourth Sister Violet (1906-1998) 101
- 7 SOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON THEM; Third Mother Ming Chu (1907-1927) 123
- 8 SOME ARE BORN GREAT: Second Daughter Portia (1910-1991) 137
- 9 LOWLINESS IS YOUNG AMBITION'S LADDER: Eighth Concubine Surnamed Ho (1910-) 155
