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001 - Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa, Thibet, Photograph, Frontispice
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002 - Publisher's note
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003 - Introduction, by Eva March Tappan
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004 - China Part I: In the earliest days: historical note
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005 - Shun of Yu who controlled the floods, by Confucius
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006 - China Part II: Confucius and his age: historical note
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007 - The story of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis
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008 - A visit to a temple of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis
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009 - Some of the proverbs of Confucius
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010 - Manners and customs of Confucius's day, by Rev. William Speer
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011 - Mencius, by S. Wells Williams
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012 - A story of Mencius, by Unknown
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013 - Proverbs of Mencius
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014 - China Part III: Times of change and confusion: historical note
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015 - The strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti, by Rev. Charles Gützlaff
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016 - The rule of the Hans, by Rev. William Speer
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017 - Rakan feeding the hungry spirit, Chinese painting, p. 52
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018 - The three religions, by W. A. P. Martin
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019 - Dream and reality, a Buddhist story, by Chuang Tzu
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020 - Mulan, the maiden chief, by Unknown
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021 - The prodigal emperor Wang-Ti, by Rounsevelle Wildman
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022 - China Part IV: The Augustan age: historical note
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023 - Tai-Tsung the Good, by Rev. William Speer
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024 - The rule of the empress Wu, by S. Wells Williams
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025 - The founding of Han-Lin College, by Rev. William Speer
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026 - The binding of feet, by Rev. William Speer
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027 - Printing, by Rev. William Speer
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028 - China Part V: The coming of the Tartars: historical note
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029 - The Tartars and their customs, by Marco Polo
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030 - The Chinese theater, by Archibald Little
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031 - The sorrows of Han, by Unknown
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032 - Jenghiz Khan, the 'perfect warrior', by D. Petis de la Croix
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033 - Jenghiz Khan captures Peking, by D. Petis de la Croix
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034 - The dirge of Jenghiz Khan, by Unknown
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035 - China Part VI: Stories of the great Khan: historical note
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036 - The palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc (Peking), by Marco Polo
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037 - How the great Khan ate his dinner, by Marco Polo
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038 - How Kublai Khan went a-hunting, by Marco Polo
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039 - How the Khan sent his messages, by Marco Polo
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040 - The King's Messenger, by Chuang Tzu
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041 - The Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city, by Marco Polo
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042 - A Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century, by Marco Polo
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043 - The Peking Observatory, photograph, p. 128
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044 - China Part VII: Chinese fables and tales: historical note
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045 - The boy philosopher, by Unknown
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046 - The elixir of life, by Unknown
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047 - The tiger and the monkey, by Unknown
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048 - Was he the only cheat?, by Unknown
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049 - The appeal of Lady Chang
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050 - The soul of the great bell, by Lafcadio Hearn
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051 - China Part VIII: The coming of the missionaries: historical note
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052 - An enterprising missionary, by John of Corvino
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053 - The woman with the cross, by Mendez Pinto
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054 - The worship of ancestors, by W. A. P. Martin
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055 - Teaching science to the emperor, by Père du Halde
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056 - The emperor and the musician, by Père du Halde
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057 - The man who was afraid of becoming a horse, by Père du Halde
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058 - How the bonzes got the ducks, by Père Le Comte
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059 - A visit to a Lama, by Père Gerbillon
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060 - China Part IX: The first two centuries of Manchu rule: historical note
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061 - The coming of the Kalmucks, by Thomas de Quincey
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062 - Chinese punishments, by Père du Halde
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063 - The temple of Heaven, Peking, photograph, p. 186
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064 - Why the Chinaman wears a queue, by William Elliot Griffis
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065 - How the Chinese received the first English ambassador, by Charles Gützlaff
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066 - Opium-eaters, by William Speer
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067 - A 'Boston tea-party' in China, by William Speer
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068 - What the Chinese thought about the English, by Unknown
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069 - How the 'Arrow War' began, by W. A. P. Martin
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070 - Receiving the yellow jacket, by A. Egmont Hake
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071 - China Part X: Language, schools, and examinations: historical note
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072 - The Mandarin language, by Père du Halde
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073 - How Chinese children learn to read, by Père du Halde
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074 - When I went to school in China, by Yan Phou Lee
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075 - A child's first lesson, by Unknown
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076 - Civil-service examinations in China, by W. A. P. Martin
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077 - Questions from a civil-service examination
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078 - China Part XI: In recent years: historical note
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079 - War between China and Japan, by W. A. P. Martin
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080 - The adventures of Yao Chen-Yuan
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081 - When the allies entered Pekin, by Pierre Loti
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082 - A diplomatic correspondence between the United States and China
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083 - The republic of China
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084 - Korea: historical note
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085 - A grain shop in Korea, photograph, p. 264
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086 - When Hideyoshi invaded Korea, by Homer B. Hulbert
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087 - Japan Part I: In ancient times: historical note
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088 - Jimmu Tenno, the first mikado of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis
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089 - The Japanese story-teller, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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090 - The fisher-boy Urashima, by Unknown
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091 - Social life in Kioto, by William Elliot Griffis
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092 - The story of Yoshitsune, by Yei Theodora Ozaki
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093 - Three Japanese poems, translated by Frederick Victor Dickins
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094 - The great Buddha of Kamakura, photograph, p. 318
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095 - Japan Part II: The rule of the Shoguns: historical note
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096 - The great Khan Kublai invades Japan, by Marco Polo
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097 - The coming of Will Adams to Japan, by Will Adams
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098 - Long spears or short spears, by Walter Dening
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099 - How a man became a god, by Lafcadio Hearn
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100 - Ribs and skin, by Unknown
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101 - How it would feel to be a Shinto god, by Lafcadio Hearn
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102 - Interior of a Japanese temple, photograph p. 368
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103 - Tadasuke, the Japanese Solomon, by Walter Dening
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104 - The sword of Japan, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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105 - Japan Part III: Some curious customs: historical note
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106 - A Japanese dinner party, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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107 - How Japanese ladies go shopping, by Alice M. Bacon
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108 - An incense party, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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109 - A Japanese house, by Basil Hall Chamberlain
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110 - Thinking out a garden, by Mortimer Menpes
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111 - A stone gateway, photograph p. 418
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112 - An artist in flowers, by Mortimer Menpes
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113 - How a Japanese paints, by Mortimer Menpes
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114 - How to talk politely in Japan, by Percival Lowell
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115 - Japan Part IV: The awakening of Japan: historical note
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116 - When Commodore Perry landed in Japan, by Francis L. Hawks
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117 - The president's letter, by Townsend Harris
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118 - The schools of old Japan, by Francis Ottiwell Adams
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119 - How to learn Japanese, by Rev. M. L. Gordon
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120 - The attack upon Port Arthur, by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai
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121 - Japan Part V: Little stories of Japan: historical note
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122 - Japanese politeness, by Mortimer Menpes
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123 - How the shopkeeper lost his queue, by Lafcadio Hearn
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124 - Fuji-Yama, photograph, p. 462
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125 - The cherry tree of the sixteenth day, by Lafcadio Hearn
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126 - Japanese children and their games, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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127 - Islands of the Pacific: historical note
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128 - The first Australian colonists, by W. H. Lang
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129 - Gold, gold, gold!, by W. H. Lang
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130 - The missionary and the cannibals, by Reginald Horsley
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131 - Hot-water basins, New Zealand, photograph, p. 502
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132 - The story of Pitcairn Island, by Anonymous
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133 - The last voyage of Captain Cook, by Charles C. B. Seymour
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134 - The vengeance of the goddess Pele, by Kalakaua
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135 - Father Damien, the missionary to the lepers, by John C. Lambert
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136 - A visit to Aguinaldo, by Edwin Wildman
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137 - Preparing our Moros for government, by R. L. Bullard
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138 - Baro Buddor, an ancient temple of Java, photograph, p. 562
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139 - Detail of temple at Bramabanan, photograph p. 562
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140 - A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo, by William Henry Furness, third