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Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa, Thibet, Photograph, Frontispice |
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Publisher's note |
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Introduction, by Eva March Tappan |
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China Part I: In the earliest days: historical note |
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Shun of Yu who controlled the floods, by Confucius |
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China Part II: Confucius and his age: historical note |
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The story of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis |
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A visit to a temple of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis |
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Some of the proverbs of Confucius |
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Manners and customs of Confucius's day, by Rev. William Speer |
Jim Locke
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Mencius, by S. Wells Williams |
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A story of Mencius, by Unknown |
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Proverbs of Mencius |
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China Part III: Times of change and confusion: historical note |
Jim Locke
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The strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti, by Rev. Charles Gützlaff |
Jim Locke
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The rule of the Hans, by Rev. William Speer |
Jim Locke
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Rakan feeding the hungry spirit, Chinese painting, p. 52 |
Jim Locke
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The three religions, by W. A. P. Martin |
Jim Locke
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Dream and reality, a Buddhist story, by Chuang Tzu |
Jim Locke
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Mulan, the maiden chief, by Unknown |
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The prodigal emperor Wang-Ti, by Rounsevelle Wildman |
Sonia
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China Part IV: The Augustan age: historical note |
Mona Jaheen
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Tai-Tsung the Good, by Rev. William Speer |
Sonia
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The rule of the empress Wu, by S. Wells Williams |
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The founding of Han-Lin College, by Rev. William Speer |
Sonia
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The binding of feet, by Rev. William Speer |
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Printing, by Rev. William Speer |
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China Part V: The coming of the Tartars: historical note |
Jim Locke
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The Tartars and their customs, by Marco Polo |
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The Chinese theater, by Archibald Little |
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The sorrows of Han, by Unknown |
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Jenghiz Khan, the 'perfect warrior', by D. Petis de la Croix |
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Jenghiz Khan captures Peking, by D. Petis de la Croix |
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The dirge of Jenghiz Khan, by Unknown |
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China Part VI: Stories of the great Khan: historical note |
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The palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc (Peking), by Marco Polo |
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How the great Khan ate his dinner, by Marco Polo |
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How Kublai Khan went a-hunting, by Marco Polo |
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How the Khan sent his messages, by Marco Polo |
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The King's Messenger, by Chuang Tzu |
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The Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city, by Marco Polo |
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A Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century, by Marco Polo |
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The Peking Observatory, photograph, p. 128 |
brianna
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China Part VII: Chinese fables and tales: historical note |
Tomas Peter
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The boy philosopher, by Unknown |
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The elixir of life, by Unknown |
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The tiger and the monkey, by Unknown |
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Was he the only cheat?, by Unknown |
Tomas Peter
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The appeal of Lady Chang |
Eva Davis
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The soul of the great bell, by Lafcadio Hearn |
Tony Addison
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China Part VIII: The coming of the missionaries: historical note |
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An enterprising missionary, by John of Corvino |
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The woman with the cross, by Mendez Pinto |
Jim Locke
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The worship of ancestors, by W. A. P. Martin |
brianna
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Teaching science to the emperor, by Père du Halde |
Jim Locke
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The emperor and the musician, by Père du Halde |
Eva Davis
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The man who was afraid of becoming a horse, by Père du Halde |
andreearux
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How the bonzes got the ducks, by Père Le Comte |
brianna
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A visit to a Lama, by Père Gerbillon |
Jim Locke
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China Part IX: The first two centuries of Manchu rule: historical note |
Tomas Peter
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The coming of the Kalmucks, by Thomas de Quincey |
Jim Locke
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Chinese punishments, by Père du Halde |
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The temple of Heaven, Peking, photograph, p. 186 |
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Why the Chinaman wears a queue, by William Elliot Griffis |
Jim Locke
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How the Chinese received the first English ambassador, by Charles Gützlaff |
Jim Locke
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Opium-eaters, by William Speer |
brianna
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A 'Boston tea-party' in China, by William Speer |
Monika M. C.
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What the Chinese thought about the English, by Unknown |
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How the 'Arrow War' began, by W. A. P. Martin |
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Receiving the yellow jacket, by A. Egmont Hake |
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China Part X: Language, schools, and examinations: historical note |
Mona Jaheen
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The Mandarin language, by Père du Halde |
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How Chinese children learn to read, by Père du Halde |
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When I went to school in China, by Yan Phou Lee |
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A child's first lesson, by Unknown |
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Civil-service examinations in China, by W. A. P. Martin |
Jim Locke
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Questions from a civil-service examination |
Jim Locke
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China Part XI: In recent years: historical note |
Tomas Peter
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War between China and Japan, by W. A. P. Martin |
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The adventures of Yao Chen-Yuan |
Jim Locke
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When the allies entered Pekin, by Pierre Loti |
Jim Locke
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A diplomatic correspondence between the United States and China |
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The republic of China |
Tomas Peter
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Korea: historical note |
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A grain shop in Korea, photograph, p. 264 |
Availle
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When Hideyoshi invaded Korea, by Homer B. Hulbert |
Availle
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Japan Part I: In ancient times: historical note |
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Jimmu Tenno, the first mikado of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis |
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The Japanese story-teller, by Sir Edwin Arnold |
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The fisher-boy Urashima, by Unknown |
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Social life in Kioto, by William Elliot Griffis |
Jim Locke
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The story of Yoshitsune, by Yei Theodora Ozaki |
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Three Japanese poems, translated by Frederick Victor Dickins |
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The great Buddha of Kamakura, photograph, p. 318 |
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Japan Part II: The rule of the Shoguns: historical note |
Availle
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The great Khan Kublai invades Japan, by Marco Polo |
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The coming of Will Adams to Japan, by Will Adams |
Availle
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Long spears or short spears, by Walter Dening |
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How a man became a god, by Lafcadio Hearn |
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Ribs and skin, by Unknown |
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How it would feel to be a Shinto god, by Lafcadio Hearn |
Eva Davis
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Interior of a Japanese temple, photograph p. 368 |
Lynda Marie Neilson
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Tadasuke, the Japanese Solomon, by Walter Dening |
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The sword of Japan, by Sir Edwin Arnold |
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Japan Part III: Some curious customs: historical note |
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A Japanese dinner party, by Sir Edwin Arnold |
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How Japanese ladies go shopping, by Alice M. Bacon |
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An incense party, by Sir Edwin Arnold |
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A Japanese house, by Basil Hall Chamberlain |
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Thinking out a garden, by Mortimer Menpes |
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A stone gateway, photograph p. 418 |
Lynda Marie Neilson
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An artist in flowers, by Mortimer Menpes |
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How a Japanese paints, by Mortimer Menpes |
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How to talk politely in Japan, by Percival Lowell |
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Japan Part IV: The awakening of Japan: historical note |
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When Commodore Perry landed in Japan, by Francis L. Hawks |
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The president's letter, by Townsend Harris |
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The schools of old Japan, by Francis Ottiwell Adams |
Nuria
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How to learn Japanese, by Rev. M. L. Gordon |
Availle
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The attack upon Port Arthur, by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai |
Lynda Marie Neilson
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Japan Part V: Little stories of Japan: historical note |
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Japanese politeness, by Mortimer Menpes |
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How the shopkeeper lost his queue, by Lafcadio Hearn |
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Fuji-Yama, photograph, p. 462 |
Availle
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The cherry tree of the sixteenth day, by Lafcadio Hearn |
Nemo
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Japanese children and their games, by Sir Edwin Arnold |
Lynda Marie Neilson
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Islands of the Pacific: historical note |
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The first Australian colonists, by W. H. Lang |
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Gold, gold, gold!, by W. H. Lang |
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The missionary and the cannibals, by Reginald Horsley |
Jim Locke
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Hot-water basins, New Zealand, photograph, p. 502 |
Tomas Peter
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The story of Pitcairn Island, by Anonymous |
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The last voyage of Captain Cook, by Charles C. B. Seymour |
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The vengeance of the goddess Pele, by Kalakaua |
Lynda Marie Neilson
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Father Damien, the missionary to the lepers, by John C. Lambert |
Lynda Marie Neilson
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A visit to Aguinaldo, by Edwin Wildman |
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Preparing our Moros for government, by R. L. Bullard |
Jim Locke
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Baro Buddor, an ancient temple of Java, photograph, p. 562 |
Monika M. C.
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Detail of temple at Bramabanan, photograph p. 562 |
Monika M. C.
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A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo, by William Henry Furness, third |
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