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China and the Manchus

by Herbert Allen Giles

EN·~3 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

E-text prepared by John Bickers and Dagny

0:37

ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP

0:11

NOTE

0:37

CHAPTER I THE NÜ-CHÊNS AND KITANS

16:47

CHAPTER II THE FALL OF THE MINGS

18:53

CHAPTER III SHUN CHIH

16:30

CHAPTER IV KʽANG HSI

15:27

CHAPTER V YUNG CHÊNG AND CHʽIEN LUNG

11:12

CHAPTER VI CHIA CHʽING

10:39

CHAPTER VII TAO KUANG

15:31

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Duration

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Release date

2006-03-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2156

Subjects

China -- History Manchus DS

About the author

Herbert Allen Giles

1845–1935

A pioneering British sinologist and former diplomat in China, he helped shape how generations of English-speaking readers encountered Chinese language and literature. Best known for the Wade–Giles romanization system, he also translated and explained classic Chinese texts for a wide audience.

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