Chinese Sketches

by Herbert Allen Giles

EN·~4 hours·46 chapters

Chapters

46 total

by Herbert A. Giles

0:08

DEDICATION - To Warren William de la Rue, "As a mark of friendship."

0:04

PREFACE

1:02

CHINESE SKETCHES

0:01

THE DEATH OF AN EMPEROR

14:01

THE POSITION OF WOMEN

5:50

ETIQUETTE

5:35

ETIQUETTE, NO. II

4:46

LITERATURE

5:53

EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE

4:53

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Essays, Letters & Speeches

1872 titles

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History - Other

773 titles

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Duration

~4 hours (280K characters)

Release date

2006-03-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2133

Subjects

China -- Social life and customs 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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