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Chinese Sketches

Chinese Sketches

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Number of Chapters: 43

Length: 04 hours and 56 minutes

Language: English

Herbert Giles was in the diplomatic service in China from 1867 to 1893. His frank observations on Chinese culture and people form the basis of these short essays, published in 1876. On his retirement, he returned to England and served as the Chair of Chinese at Cambridge for 35 years.

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Preface (MaryAnn)
Death of an Emperor (MaryAnn)
The Position of Women (MaryAnn)
Etiquette (MaryAnn)
Etiquette No. II (MaryAnn)
Literature (MaryAnn)
Educational Literature (MaryAnn)
Dentistry (MaryAnn)
Medical Science (MaryAnn)
Medical Science No. II (MaryAnn)
Loan Societies (MaryAnn)
Guilds (MaryAnn)
Pawnbrokers (MaryAnn)
Postal Service (MaryAnn)
Slang (MaryAnn)
Fortune-Telling (MaryAnn)
Games and Gambling (MaryAnn)
Jurisprudence (MaryAnn)
Jurisprudence No. II (MaryAnn)
Buddhist Priests (MaryAnn)
Respect for the Written Character (MaryAnn)
Superstition (MaryAnn)
Natural Phenomena (MaryAnn)
Celebration of the New Year (MaryAnn)
The Feast of Lanterns (MaryAnn)
Opium Smoking (MaryAnn)
Thieving (MaryAnn)
Lying (MaryAnn)
Suicide (MaryAnn)
Torture (MaryAnn)
Feng-Shui (MaryAnn)
Money (MaryAnn)
A Dinner-Party (MaryAnn)
Female Children (MaryAnn)
Travel (MaryAnn)
Predestination (MaryAnn)
Journalism (MaryAnn)
Funerals (MaryAnn)
Inquests (MaryAnn)
Inquests No. II (MaryAnn)
Christianity (MaryAnn)
Anti-Christian Lyrics (MaryAnn)
Conclusion (MaryAnn)
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