From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
| Book | From Emperor to Citizen* |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| First Published | 1964 |
Collection
| Author | Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi |
| Imprint | Foreign Languages Press |
| Translated by | W. J. F. Jenner |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Peking |
| First Published | 1964 |
| This Edition Published | 1979 |
| Pages / Font | 496 pages |
| Chapters | Volume One
Chapter One: My Family
- My Grandfather Prince Chun
- My Maternal Grandfather Jung Lu
- Tzu Hsi's Decision
- My Father's Regency
- A Prince's Household
Chapter Two: Childhood
- Accession and Abdication
- Living as an Emperor
- Mothers and Son
- Studying in the Yu Ching Palace
- Eunuchs
- My Nurse
Chapter Three: From the Forbidden City to the Japanese Legation
- The Yuan Shih-kai Period
- The Restoration of 1917
- The Chieftains of the Peiyang Clique
- Undying Hope
- Reginald Johnston
- My Wedding
- Internal Clashes
- The Dispersal of the Eunuchs
- Reorganizing the Household Department
- The Last Days of the Forbidden City
- In the Northern Mansion
- Decision at the Crossroads
- From Legation Quarter to Concession
Chapter Four: Tientsin
- The Efforts of Lo Chen-yu
- My Relations with the Commanders of the Fengtien Clique
- Semionov and the "Second Chukeh Liang"
- The Affair of the Eastern Mausolea
- Consulate, Garrison and Black Dragon Society
- Life in the Temporary Palace
Chapter Five: To the Northeast
- The Unquiet Quiet Garden
- Differences Among the Japanese
- Meeting Doihara
- The Sectret Crossing of the Pai River
- Isolated
- Disappointment
- Meeting Itagaki
Volume Two
Chapter Six: Fourteen Years of "Manchukuo"
- The Puppet Play Begins
- Majesty Without Power
- The Signing of the Secret Treaty and After
- The Report of the League of Nations Commission of Enquiry
- "Emperor" for the Third Time
- The End of Illusion
- Yoshioka Yasunori
- "Imperial Rescripts"
- Home Life
- The Collapse
Chapter Seven: In the Soviet Union
- Fear and Illusion
- Still Giving Myself Airs
- I Refuse to Admit My Guilt
Chapter Eight: From Fear to Recognizing My Guilt
- I Expect to Die
- Arriving in Fushun
- Separated from My Family
- Move to Harbin
- Writing My Autobiography and Presenting My Seals
- Changes in My Household
- Confession and Leniency
- Making Boxes
- The Investigators Arrive
- The Sufferings and Hatred of the People of the Northeast
- "You Can Never Escape the Consequences of Your Sins"
Chapter Nine: I Accept Remoulding
- How Shall I Be a Man?
- It Is Up to Me
- Why So Magnanimous?
- The Changes Explain Everything
- Meeting Relations
- The Japanese War Criminals
- "The World's Glory"
- Another Visit
- Labour and Optimism
- The Test
- Special Pardon
- A New Chapter Volume One
Chapter One: My Family
- My Grandfather Prince Chun
- My Maternal Grandfather Jung Lu
- Tzu Hsi's Decision
- My Father's Regency
- A Prince's Household
Chapter Two: Childhood
- Accession and Abdication
- Living as an Emperor
- Mothers and Son
- Studying in the Yu Ching Palace
- Eunuchs
- My Nurse
Chapter Three: From the Forbidden City to the Japanese Legation
- The Yuan Shih-kai Period
- The Restoration of 1917
- The Chieftains of the Peiyang Clique
- Undying Hope
- Reginald Johnston
- My Wedding
- Internal Clashes
- The Dispersal of the Eunuchs
- Reorganizing the Household Department
- The Last Days of the Forbidden City
- In the Northern Mansion
- Decision at the Crossroads
- From Legation Quarter to Concession
Chapter Four: Tientsin
- The Efforts of Lo Chen-yu
- My Relations with the Commanders of the Fengtien Clique
- Semionov and the "Second Chukeh Liang"
- The Affair of the Eastern Mausolea
- Consulate, Garrison and Black Dragon Society
- Life in the Temporary Palace
Chapter Five: To the Northeast
- The Unquiet Quiet Garden
- Differences Among the Japanese
- Meeting Doihara
- The Sectret Crossing of the Pai River
- Isolated
- Disappointment
- Meeting Itagaki
Volume Two
Chapter Six: Fourteen Years of "Manchukuo"
- The Puppet Play Begins
- Majesty Without Power
- The Signing of the Secret Treaty and After
- The Report of the League of Nations Commission of Enquiry
- "Emperor" for the Third Time
- The End of Illusion
- Yoshioka Yasunori
- "Imperial Rescripts"
- Home Life
- The Collapse
Chapter Seven: In the Soviet Union
- Fear and Illusion
- Still Giving Myself Airs
- I Refuse to Admit My Guilt
Chapter Eight: From Fear to Recognizing My Guilt
- I Expect to Die
- Arriving in Fushun
- Separated from My Family
- Move to Harbin
- Writing My Autobiography and Presenting My Seals
- Changes in My Household
- Confession and Leniency
- Making Boxes
- The Investigators Arrive
- The Sufferings and Hatred of the People of the Northeast
- "You Can Never Escape the Consequences of Your Sins"
Chapter Nine: I Accept Remoulding
- How Shall I Be a Man?
- It Is Up to Me
- Why So Magnanimous?
- The Changes Explain Everything
- Meeting Relations
- The Japanese War Criminals
- "The World's Glory"
- Another Visit
- Labour and Optimism
- The Test
- Special Pardon
- A New Chapter Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Second Edition 1979. Printed in the People's Republic of China. In two volumes: Volume 1, pages numbered 3-247 (chapters 1 to 5) Volume 2 pages numbered 253-496 (chapters 6 to 9) |
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