《一个美国人眼中的晚清宫廷》~①一书的作者I.T.赫德兰大约在光绪年间来到北京。其妇人是一个内科医生,主要服务对象是慈禧太后的母亲、姐妹以及宫内的格格、王府的福晋,还有其他朝廷贵妇。出于社交和职业的需要,她和她们有很多的交往。这给赫德兰夫妇提供了解晚清上层的人物,及其时发生的一些重大事件的机会。书中主要描绘的人物有慈禧太后、光绪帝、醇亲王载沣、袁世凯、宫廷贵妇(未具名),涉及较多的事件有戊戌变法, I.T.Hedeland, author of “The Late Qing court” in the eyes of an American, came to Beijing about the Guangxu years. The woman is a physician, the main object of service is the Empress Dowager Cixi’s mother, sister and intrauterine style, the palace of the Fu Jin, there are other court ladies. For social and professional needs, she has a lot of contacts with them. This provided the Hedlandans with opportunities to understand the figures of the upper reaches of the late Qing Dynasty and some major events that took place at that moment. The main characters depicted in the book include Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guangxu, Prince Qin, Yuan Shikai, and the Lady of the Palace (unnamed), the Wu Xu reform,