
Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Release date
2019-04-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

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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