Juliet Bredon, also known as Juliet Lauru (c. 1881 – 12 December 1937), was a writer. She lived in China for many years and wrote about her experiences there.
Biography
editBredon grew up in China in the late 19th century. Enrolled in both English and Chinese tutoring, she articulately has described Chinese customs, rituals and daily life in her many books. Her father, Sir Robert Edward Bredon, and her uncle, Sir Robert Hart, were inspectors in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service.[1][2] Her mother was Lily V Banks.[3] Her parents married on September 3, 1879, in San Francisco.[4] A passenger list of Sacramento Daily Union 18 July 1882 lists Robert E Bredon, wife, child and maid with a destination of China.[5] She lived through the Boxer Rebellion[6] and wrote an article about the experience titled A Lady Besieged in Peking.
She also wrote numerous articles such as the 1921 article "The People of the Wilderness" for National Geographic under the pen name of Adam Warwick.[7]
She married Charles Henry Lauru, of Beijing.[8]
She immigrated to the US in 1924 with her husband.[9]
She died on 10 December 1937 in San Francisco.[10] In 1939 her Beijing estate, valued at $3,000, was put up for sale.[11]
Her husband Charles Lauru died in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1944 [12]
Publications
edit- Bredon, Juliet, A Lady in Besieged Pekin, The Wide World Magazine, London, 1901.[13]
- Bredon, Juliet, Sir Robert Hart, London, 1909, 1st edition;[14] London, 1910, 2nd edition.[15]
- Bredon, Juliet, Peking: A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest, Shanghai, 1920, 1st edition; Shanghai, 1922, 2nd edition, revised and enlarged;[16] and Shanghai, 1931, 3rd edition, revised and enlarged.
- Warwick, Adam, pen name of Bredon, Juliet, The People of the Wilderness, National Geographic, 1921.
- Bredon, Juliet, Chinese Shadows (Child songs), Shanghai, 1922.[17]
- Warwick, Adam, "By Motor Across The Gobi Desert." Travel. Vol. 42, No. 4. February 1924.
- Bredon, Juliet, The Moon Year - A Record of Chinese Festivals and Customs, Shanghai, 1927.
- Bredon, Juliet, Chinese New Year Festivals, Shanghai, 1930.
- Bredon, Juliet, Hundred Altars, Shanghai, 1934.
References
edit- ^ "viaLibri ~ Peking. A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest". www.vialibri.net. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Hart of Lisburn | Lisburn.com". lisburn.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries | familysearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "Daily Alta California | cdnc.ucr.edu". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "Daily Alta California | cdnc.ucr.edu". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "South China Morning Post". South China Morning Post. 13 February 1939.
- ^ "National Geographic | NationalGeographic.com". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Chinese New Year Festival. A Picturesque Monograph of the Rites, Ceremonies and Observances in Relation Thereto. de Juliet Bredon: Very Good Hardcover (1930) 1st Edition | Nanya art and fine books". www.iberlibro.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "FamilySearch.org | Familysearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries | familysearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "South China Morning Post". South China Morning Post. 13 December 1937.
- ^ "FamilySearch Passenger Lists | Familysearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Bredon, Juliet (August 1901). "A Lady Besieged in Pekin". The World Wide Magazine. VII (41): 452–457. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Bredon, Juliet (1909). Sir Robert Hart: The Romance of a Great Career (1st ed.). London: Hutchinson & Co. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Bredon, Juliet (1910). Sir Robert Hart: The Romance of a Great Career (2nd ed.). London: Hutchinson & Co. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Bredon, Juliet (1922). Peking: A Historical and Intimate Description of Its Chief Places of Interest (2nd ed.). Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh Limited. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Bredon, Juliet (1922). Chinese Shadows. Peking: Pei Kuan Press. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
External links
edit- Works by Juliet Bredon at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
