The Only Man Dressing for Dinner

Giuseppe Salvago Raggi (1866-1946) was Italy's Minister in Beijing during the Siege of the Legations. His memoirs remained unpublished well after his death. They were made available to historians in 1968. This book is the first English translation. Salvago Raggi was a great writer and a very human man. Because of this book, we know more about the 55 days long Siege, what caused it and what followed it.