《慈禧与光绪——中国宫廷中的生存游戏》一书作者何德兰,是美国美以美会教士,1888年来华,任北京汇文书院文科和神科教习,亲眼目睹了清朝的最后岁月。他留华既久,又与上层社会多有接触,依据自己的见闻所写的此书颇能增进我们对那个时代的了解,也提供了许多珍贵的史料。不过此书的关键还在于作者的妻子,作者在自序中承认:“这本书中许多材料的取得都受惠于我的妻子。”情况是这样: “Empress and Guangxu - the life of the Chinese court court,” a book written by He Delin, the United States to the United States to the United States will be the priest, in 1888 to China, Beijing liberal arts college liberal arts and seminary, witnessed the last years of the Qing Dynasty. His long stay in China, his frequent contacts with the upper classes, and the publication of his book based on his own knowledge can greatly enhance our understanding of that era and provide many precious historical materials. But the key to the book lies in the author’s wife, who acknowledged in his preface that “many of the materials in this book have benefited from my wife.” The situation is this: