Court Life in China

by Isaac Taylor Headland

first published: 1909

  1. The Empress Dowager -- Her Early Life

  2. The Empress Dowager -- Her Years of Training

  3. The Empress Dowager -- As a Ruler

  4. The Empress Dowager -- As a Reactionist

  5. The Empress Dowager -- As a Reformer

  6. The Empress Dowager -- As an Artist

  7. The Empress Dowager -- As a Woman

  8. Kuang Hsu -- His Self Development

  9. Kuang Hsu -- As Emperor and Reformer

  10. Kuang Hsu -- As a Prisoner

  11. Prince Chun -- The Regent

  12. The Home of the Court -- The Forbidden City

  13. The Ladies of the Court

  14. The Princesses -- Their Schools

  15. The Chinese Ladies of Rank

  16. The Social Life of the Chinese Woman

  17. The Chinese Ladies -- Their Ills

  18. The Funeral Ceremonies of a Dowager Princess

  19. Chinese Princes and Officials

  20. Peking -- The City of the Court

  21. The Death of Kuang Hsu and the Empress Dowager

  22. The Court and the New Education

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