Chinese Sketches

by Herbert A. Giles

first published: 1876


"The institutions of a despised people cannot be judged with fairness."
Spencer's Sociology: The Bias of Patriotism.


1 The Death of an Emperor
2 The Position of Women
3 Etiquette
4 Etiquette, No. II
5 Literature
6 Educational Literature
7 Dentistry
8 Medical Science
9 Medical Science, No. II
10 Loan Societies
11 Guilds
12 Pawnbrokers
13 Postal Service
14 Slang
15 Fortune-Telling
16 Games and Gambling
17 Jurisprudence
18 Jurisprudence, No. II
19 Buddhist Priests
20 Respect for the Written Character
21 Superstition
22 Natural Phenomena
23 Celebration of the New Year
24 The Feast of Lanterns
25 Opium Smoking
26 Thieving
27 Lying
28 Suicide
29 Torture
30 Feng-Shui
31 Money
32 A Dinner-Party
33 Female Children
34 Travel
35 Predestination
36 Journalism
37 Funerals
38 Inquests
39 Inquests, No. II
40 Christianity
41 Anti-Christian Lyrics
42 Conclusion


This HTML version by M. Swofford, from an e-text version by John Bickers and Dagny for Project Gutenberg.


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