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140 of 140 (100%) sections assigned

140 of 140 (100%) sections completed

This project has a dedicated proof-listener who will listen to all sections: Kitty

SectionTitleReaderNotesListen UrlStatus
1 Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa, Thibet, Photograph, Frontispice  Kitty PL OK
2 Publisher's note  Kitty PL OK
3 Introduction, by Eva March Tappan  Kitty PL OK
4 China Part I: In the earliest days: historical note  Kitty PL OK
5 Shun of Yu who controlled the floods, by Confucius  Kitty PL OK
6 China Part II: Confucius and his age: historical note  neecheelok70 PL OK
7 The story of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis  neecheelok70 PL OK
8 A visit to a temple of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis  neecheelok70 PL OK
9 Some of the proverbs of Confucius  neecheelok70 PL OK
10 Manners and customs of Confucius's day, by Rev. William Speer  neecheelok70 PL OK
11 Mencius, by S. Wells Williams  neecheelok70 PL OK
12 A story of Mencius, by Unknown  neecheelok70 PL OK
13 Proverbs of Mencius  neecheelok70 PL OK
14 China Part III: Times of change and confusion: historical note  neecheelok70 PL OK
15 The strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti, by Rev. Charles Gützlaff  neecheelok70 PL OK
16 The rule of the Hans, by Rev. William Speer  neecheelok70 PL OK
17 Rakan feeding the hungry spirit, Chinese painting, p. 52  neecheelok70 PL OK
18 The three religions, by W. A. P. Martin  neecheelok70 PL OK
19 Dream and reality, a Buddhist story, by Chuang Tzu  neecheelok70 PL OK
20 Mulan, the maiden chief, by Unknown  neecheelok70 PL OK
21 The prodigal emperor Wang-Ti, by Rounsevelle Wildman  Kitty PL OK
22 China Part IV: The Augustan age: historical note  MonaJaheen PL OK
23 Tai-Tsung the Good, by Rev. William Speer  Kitty PL OK
24 The rule of the empress Wu, by S. Wells Williams  brianna PL OK
25 The founding of Han-Lin College, by Rev. William Speer  Kitty PL OK
26 The binding of feet, by Rev. William Speer  andreearux PL OK
27 Printing, by Rev. William Speer  wubwave PL OK
28 China Part V: The coming of the Tartars: historical note  neecheelok70 PL OK
29 The Tartars and their customs, by Marco Polo  catharmaiden PL OK
30 The Chinese theater, by Archibald Little  andreearux PL OK
31 The sorrows of Han, by Unknown  ToddHW Kitty WiltedScribe SaraHale bluechien NemoR PL OK
32 Jenghiz Khan, the 'perfect warrior', by D. Petis de la Croix  catharmaiden PL OK
33 Jenghiz Khan captures Peking, by D. Petis de la Croix  catharmaiden PL OK
34 The dirge of Jenghiz Khan, by Unknown  WiltedScribe PL OK
35 China Part VI: Stories of the great Khan: historical note  brianna PL OK
36 The palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc (Peking), by Marco Polo  realisticspeakers PL OK
37 How the great Khan ate his dinner, by Marco Polo  realisticspeakers PL OK
38 How Kublai Khan went a-hunting, by Marco Polo  realisticspeakers PL OK
39 How the Khan sent his messages, by Marco Polo  realisticspeakers PL OK
40 The King's Messenger, by Chuang Tzu  WiltedScribe PL OK
41 The Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city, by Marco Polo  WiltedScribe PL OK
42 A Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century, by Marco Polo  catharmaiden PL OK
43 The Peking Observatory, photograph, p. 128  brianna PL OK
44 China Part VII: Chinese fables and tales: historical note  WiltedScribe PL OK
45 The boy philosopher, by Unknown  andreearux PL OK
46 The elixir of life, by Unknown  brianna PL OK
47 The tiger and the monkey, by Unknown  SaraHale PL OK
48 Was he the only cheat?, by Unknown  WiltedScribe PL OK
49 The appeal of Lady Chang  bluechien PL OK
50 The soul of the great bell, by Lafcadio Hearn  adonis PL OK
51 China Part VIII: The coming of the missionaries: historical note  engineerSTL PL OK
52 An enterprising missionary, by John of Corvino  engineerSTL PL OK
53 The woman with the cross, by Mendez Pinto  neecheelok70 PL OK
54 The worship of ancestors, by W. A. P. Martin  brianna PL OK
55 Teaching science to the emperor, by Père du Halde  neecheelok70 PL OK
56 The emperor and the musician, by Père du Halde  bluechien PL OK
57 The man who was afraid of becoming a horse, by Père du Halde  andreearux PL OK
58 How the bonzes got the ducks, by Père Le Comte  brianna PL OK
59 A visit to a Lama, by Père Gerbillon  neecheelok70 PL OK
60 China Part IX: The first two centuries of Manchu rule: historical note  WiltedScribe PL OK
61 The coming of the Kalmucks, by Thomas de Quincey  neecheelok70 PL OK
62 Chinese punishments, by Père du Halde  andreearux PL OK
63 The temple of Heaven, Peking, photograph, p. 186  moniaqua PL OK
64 Why the Chinaman wears a queue, by William Elliot Griffis  neecheelok70 PL OK
65 How the Chinese received the first English ambassador, by Charles Gützlaff  neecheelok70 PL OK
66 Opium-eaters, by William Speer  brianna PL OK
67 A 'Boston tea-party' in China, by William Speer  moniaqua PL OK
68 What the Chinese thought about the English, by Unknown  brianna PL OK
69 How the 'Arrow War' began, by W. A. P. Martin  ToddHW PL OK
70 Receiving the yellow jacket, by A. Egmont Hake  ToddHW PL OK
71 China Part X: Language, schools, and examinations: historical note  MonaJaheen PL OK
72 The Mandarin language, by Père du Halde  ToddHW PL OK
73 How Chinese children learn to read, by Père du Halde  adr6090 PL OK
74 When I went to school in China, by Yan Phou Lee  adr6090 PL OK
75 A child's first lesson, by Unknown  brianna PL OK
76 Civil-service examinations in China, by W. A. P. Martin  neecheelok70 PL OK
77 Questions from a civil-service examination  neecheelok70 PL OK
78 China Part XI: In recent years: historical note  WiltedScribe PL OK
79 War between China and Japan, by W. A. P. Martin  Nicky504 PL OK
80 The adventures of Yao Chen-Yuan  neecheelok70 PL OK
81 When the allies entered Pekin, by Pierre Loti  neecheelok70 PL OK
82 A diplomatic correspondence between the United States and China  mightyfelix PL OK
83 The republic of China  WiltedScribe PL OK
84 Korea: historical note  Availle PL OK
85 A grain shop in Korea, photograph, p. 264  Availle PL OK
86 When Hideyoshi invaded Korea, by Homer B. Hulbert  Availle PL OK
87 Japan Part I: In ancient times: historical note  Availle PL OK
88 Jimmu Tenno, the first mikado of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis  Nuria PL OK
89 The Japanese story-teller, by Sir Edwin Arnold  NemoR PL OK
90 The fisher-boy Urashima, by Unknown  NemoR PL OK
91 Social life in Kioto, by William Elliot Griffis  neecheelok70 PL OK
92 The story of Yoshitsune, by Yei Theodora Ozaki  ColleenMc PL OK
93 Three Japanese poems, translated by Frederick Victor Dickins  NemoR PL OK
94 The great Buddha of Kamakura, photograph, p. 318  Nicky504 PL OK
95 Japan Part II: The rule of the Shoguns: historical note  Availle PL OK
96 The great Khan Kublai invades Japan, by Marco Polo  Lmnei PL OK
97 The coming of Will Adams to Japan, by Will Adams  Availle PL OK
98 Long spears or short spears, by Walter Dening  Availle PL OK
99 How a man became a god, by Lafcadio Hearn  Lmnei PL OK
100 Ribs and skin, by Unknown  ToddHW Kitty WiltedScribe SaraHale bluechien NemoR PL OK
101 How it would feel to be a Shinto god, by Lafcadio Hearn  bluechien PL OK
102 Interior of a Japanese temple, photograph p. 368  Lmnei PL OK
103 Tadasuke, the Japanese Solomon, by Walter Dening  Lmnei PL OK
104 The sword of Japan, by Sir Edwin Arnold  Lmnei PL OK
105 Japan Part III: Some curious customs: historical note  SaraHale PL OK
106 A Japanese dinner party, by Sir Edwin Arnold  realisticspeakers PL OK
107 How Japanese ladies go shopping, by Alice M. Bacon  adr6090 PL OK
108 An incense party, by Sir Edwin Arnold  mightyfelix PL OK
109 A Japanese house, by Basil Hall Chamberlain  adr6090 PL OK
110 Thinking out a garden, by Mortimer Menpes  adr6090 PL OK
111 A stone gateway, photograph p. 418  Lmnei PL OK
112 An artist in flowers, by Mortimer Menpes  realisticspeakers PL OK
113 How a Japanese paints, by Mortimer Menpes  emmacharliebrowning PL OK
114 How to talk politely in Japan, by Percival Lowell  Availle PL OK
115 Japan Part IV: The awakening of Japan: historical note  realisticspeakers PL OK
116 When Commodore Perry landed in Japan, by Francis L. Hawks  realisticspeakers PL OK
117 The president's letter, by Townsend Harris  realisticspeakers PL OK
118 The schools of old Japan, by Francis Ottiwell Adams  Nuria PL OK
119 How to learn Japanese, by Rev. M. L. Gordon  Availle PL OK
120 The attack upon Port Arthur, by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai  Lmnei PL OK
121 Japan Part V: Little stories of Japan: historical note  SaraHale PL OK
122 Japanese politeness, by Mortimer Menpes  adr6090 PL OK
123 How the shopkeeper lost his queue, by Lafcadio Hearn  bluechien PL OK
124 Fuji-Yama, photograph, p. 462  Availle PL OK
125 The cherry tree of the sixteenth day, by Lafcadio Hearn  NemoR PL OK
126 Japanese children and their games, by Sir Edwin Arnold  Lmnei PL OK
127 Islands of the Pacific: historical note  Kitty PL OK
128 The first Australian colonists, by W. H. Lang  SonOfTheExiles PL OK
129 Gold, gold, gold!, by W. H. Lang  SonOfTheExiles PL OK
130 The missionary and the cannibals, by Reginald Horsley  neecheelok70 PL OK
131 Hot-water basins, New Zealand, photograph, p. 502  WiltedScribe PL OK
132 The story of Pitcairn Island, by Anonymous  BettyB PL OK
133 The last voyage of Captain Cook, by Charles C. B. Seymour  BettyB PL OK
134 The vengeance of the goddess Pele, by Kalakaua  Lmnei PL OK
135 Father Damien, the missionary to the lepers, by John C. Lambert  Lmnei PL OK
136 A visit to Aguinaldo, by Edwin Wildman  NinjaOfNix PL OK
137 Preparing our Moros for government, by R. L. Bullard  neecheelok70 PL OK
138 Baro Buddor, an ancient temple of Java, photograph, p. 562  moniaqua PL OK
139 Detail of temple at Bramabanan, photograph p. 562  moniaqua PL OK
140 A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo, by William Henry Furness, third  catharmaiden PL OK