Charles George Gordon (1833-1885)

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• Biographical Materials
  • Chronology
  • Obituary and Analysis Situation in the Sudan of the 1885 Illustrated News
  • Biographical Essay
  • Did General Charles Gordon Have Aspergers Syndrome?
  • Charles Gordon's Charitable Works: An Appreciation

  The British Empire

  • The British Empire (homepage)
  • India (homepage)
  • Egypt (homepage)
  • Sudan (homepage)
  • Sudan (homepage)
  • The Suez Canal
• Artistic Relations
  • Portrait Gallery: — Thornycroft's statue in Chelsea Gardens
  • Gordon's tomb in St. Paul's Cathedral (by Pomeroy)
• The Cultural Context: Victorianism
• Religion and Philosophy: Gordon's ecumenical evangelicalism
• Social and Political Contexts
  • Charitable work, including ragged schools
  • Advocates home rule in South Africa and Ireland
  • Becomes Chinese Gordon
  • The Death of Gordon and the debate about Imperialism and Heroism
• Victorian Science and Technology

Bibliography and Web Resources

• Select Bibliography

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