THE WORLD ON CHINA
Catalogue
136 titles · 98 authors
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Society & Everyday Life22
- The Middle Kingdom, Vol. ISamuel Wells Williams, 1848
- The Middle Kingdom, Vol. IISamuel Wells Williams, 1848
- The Chinese and Their RebellionsThomas Taylor Meadows, 1856
- Chinese SketchesHerbert A. Giles, 1876
- Peeps Into China; or, The Missionary's ChildrenE. C. Phillips, 1893
- The Real ChinamanChester Holcombe, 1895
- Village Life in China: A Study in SociologyArthur H. Smith, 1899
- The Chinese as They AreMrs. Archibald Little, 1900
- John Chinaman and a Few OthersE. H. Parker, 1901
- The Island of Formosa, Past and Present, Vol. IIJames W. Davidson, 1903
- New Forces in Old ChinaArthur Judson Brown, 1904
- Chinese Life in Town and CountryÉmile Bard, 1905
- The Uplift of ChinaArthur H. Smith, 1907
- ChinaHenry Arthur Blake, 1909
- Changing ChinaLord & Lady William Cecil, 1910
- The Civilization of ChinaHerbert A. Giles, 1911
- The Changing ChineseEdward Alsworth Ross, 1911
- Mrs. Spring FragranceSui Sin Far, 1912
- Home Life in ChinaIsaac Taylor Headland, 1914
- Letters from China and JapanJohn Dewey & Alice Chipman Dewey, 1920
- Among the Head-Hunters of FormosaJanet B. Montgomery McGovern, 1922
- Rice Paper SketchesHugh Lee Norris
Travel & Observation29
- Travels in ChinaJohn Barrow, 1804
- Travels in Tartary, Thibet and ChinaÉvariste Régis Huc, 1850
- A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese SeasFanny Loviot, 1858
- A Year in China; and a Narrative of Capture and Imprisonment, when Homeward Bound, on Board the Rebel Pirate FloridaMartha Noyes Williams, 1864
- The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to PetersburgAlexander Michie, 1864
- The Book of Ser Marco Polo, Vol. I (Yule's annotated edition)Marco Polo / Rustichello；Henry Yule 译注, 1871
- The Golden Chersonese and the Way ThitherIsabella Bird Bishop, 1883
- From Paris to Pekin over Siberian SnowsVictor Meignan, 1885
- From Pekin to Calais by LandHarry de Windt, 1889
- Three Years in Western ChinaAlexander Hosie, 1890
- From the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow SeaJulius M. Price, 1892
- An Australian in ChinaGeorge Ernest Morrison, 1895
- From Far Formosa: The Island, Its People and MissionsGeorge Leslie Mackay, 1896
- China and the ChineseEdmond Plauchut, 1899
- The Yangtze Valley and BeyondIsabella Bird Bishop, 1899
- Chinese Pictures: Notes on Photographs Made in ChinaIsabella Bird Bishop, 1900
- Through Hidden ShensiFrancis H. Nichols, 1902
- The Land of the Blue GownMrs. Archibald Little, 1902
- Following the Sun-FlagJohn Fox Jr., 1905
- From Peking to MandalayReginald Fleming Johnston, 1908
- The Face of ChinaEmily Georgiana Kemp, 1909
- The Face of Manchuria, Korea, and Russian TurkestanEmily Georgiana Kemp, 1910
- Across China on FootEdwin J. Dingle, 1911
- A Wayfarer in ChinaElizabeth Kendall, 1913
- A Woman in ChinaMary Gaunt, 1914
- The Backbone of ChinaEmily Georgiana Kemp, 1919
- A Broken JourneyMary Gaunt, 1919
- Wandering in Northern ChinaHarry A. Franck, 1923
- China: A Geographical ReaderHarry A. Franck, 1927
History & Diplomacy35
- Narrative of a Recent Imprisonment in China after the Wreck of the KiteJohn Lee Scott, 1841
- Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and JapanLaurence Oliphant, 1859
- Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution, Vol. IAugustus F. Lindley, 1866
- Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution, Vol. IIAugustus F. Lindley, 1866
- Cathay and the Way ThitherHenry Yule（编译）, 1866
- Personal Narrative of Occurrences during Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to ChinaHenry Brougham Loch, 1869
- The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty DaysWilliam C. Hunter, 1882
- The History of ChinaDemetrius Charles Boulger, 1898
- The Siege in PekingW. A. P. Martin, 1900
- The Englishman in China during the Victorian EraAlexander Michie, 1900
- A History of Chinese LiteratureHerbert A. Giles, 1901
- The Lore of CathayW. A. P. Martin, 1901
- China: Her History, Diplomacy, and CommerceE. H. Parker, 1901
- China in ConvulsionArthur H. Smith, 1901
- Peking BesiegedFrederick Coleman, 1901
- China: Past and PresentE. H. Parker, 1903
- The Island of Formosa, Past and Present, Vol. IJames W. Davidson, 1903
- The Land of the BoxersGordon Casserly, 1903
- Manchu and MuscoviteB. L. Putnam Weale, 1904
- The Re-Shaping of the Far EastB. L. Putnam Weale, 1905
- Indiscreet Letters from PekingB. L. Putnam Weale, 1906
- The Awakening of ChinaW. A. P. Martin, 1907
- Ancient China SimplifiedE. H. Parker, 1908
- Court Life in ChinaIsaac Taylor Headland, 1909
- The International Relations of the Chinese EmpireHosea Ballou Morse, 1910
- Behind the Scenes in PekingMary Hooker, 1910
- China under the Empress DowagerJ. O. P. Bland & Edmund Backhouse, 1910
- China and the ManchusHerbert A. Giles, 1912
- China's Revolution, 1911-1912: A Historical and Political Record of the Civil WarEdwin John Dingle, 1912
- The Passing of the ManchusPercy Horace Kent, 1912
- The Flowery RepublicFrederick McCormick, 1913
- China RevolutionizedJohn Stuart Thomson, 1913
- China and the World WarW. Reginald Wheeler, 1919
- The Truth about China and JapanB. L. Putnam Weale, 1919
- An American Diplomat in ChinaPaul S. Reinsch, 1922
Politics & Institutions13
- The Truth about OpiumWilliam H. Brereton, 1882
- The Chinese Exclusion Act: Report and Resolutions Adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New YorkNew York Chamber of Commerce, 1889
- The Real Chinese QuestionChester Holcombe, 1900
- The Trade and Administration of ChinaHosea Ballou Morse, 1908
- Drugging a Nation: The Story of China and the Opium CurseSamuel Merwin, 1908
- Gleanings from Fifty Years in ChinaArchibald Little, 1910
- Recent Events and Present Policies in ChinaJ. O. P. Bland, 1912
- Our Eastern QuestionThomas F. Millard, 1916
- The Fight for the Republic in ChinaB. L. Putnam Weale, 1917
- Democracy and the Eastern QuestionThomas F. Millard, 1919
- Foreign Rights and Interests in ChinaWestel W. Willoughby, 1920
- China at the ConferenceWestel W. Willoughby, 1922
- What's Wrong with ChinaRodney Gilbert, 1926
Writers of Note on China8
- Some Chinese GhostsLafcadio Hearn, 1887
- A Cycle of CathayW. A. P. Martin, 1896
- Letters from John ChinamanG. Lowes Dickinson, 1901
- Les Derniers Jours de PékinPierre Loti, 1902
- My Life in China and AmericaYung Wing（容闳）, 1909
- On a Chinese ScreenW. Somerset Maugham, 1922
- The Problem of ChinaBertrand Russell, 1922
- East of Suez: A Play in Seven ScenesW. Somerset Maugham, 1922
Cities & Regions6
- Peking and the PekingeseD. F. Rennie, 1865
- The Attaché at PekingA. B. Mitford, 1900
- The Great Wall of ChinaWilliam Edgar Geil, 1909
- Eighteen Capitals of ChinaWilliam Edgar Geil, 1911
- The Gateway to China: Pictures of ShanghaiMary Ninde Gamewell, 1916
- Peking: A Historical and Intimate DescriptionJuliet Bredon, 1919
Religion & Folklore4
Natural History & Exploration7
- Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of ChinaRobert Fortune, 1847
- Across Asia on a BicycleThomas G. Allen & William L. Sachtleben, 1894
- Through AsiaSven Hedin, 1898
- Ruins of Desert CathayAurel Stein, 1912
- Camps and Trails in ChinaRoy Chapman Andrews & Yvette Borup Andrews, 1918
- Sport and Science on the Sino-Mongolian FrontierArthur de Carle Sowerby, 1918
- Across Mongolian PlainsRoy Chapman Andrews, 1921
Fiction12
- The Mirror of Kong HoErnest Bramah, 1905
- The Vermilion PencilHomer Lea, 1908
- Dragon's BloodHenry Milner Rideout, 1909
- The DragonM. P. Shiel, 1913
- The Return of Dr. Fu-ManchuSax Rohmer, 1916
- Mr. WuLouise Jordan Miln, 1918
- Peter the Brazen: A Mystery Story of Modern ChinaGeorge F. Worts, 1919
- Wang the NinthB. L. Putnam Weale, 1920
- Tales of ChinatownSax Rohmer, 1922
- The Painted VeilW. Somerset Maugham, 1925
- Rueben and Ivy SenLouise Jordan Miln, 1925
- The Bitter Tea of General YenGrace Zaring Stone, 1930
By the observer
Missionaries17
- The Middle Kingdom, Vol. ISamuel Wells Williams, 1848
- The Middle Kingdom, Vol. IISamuel Wells Williams, 1848
- Travels in Tartary, Thibet and ChinaÉvariste Régis Huc, 1850
- Peeps Into China; or, The Missionary's ChildrenE. C. Phillips, 1893
- From Far Formosa: The Island, Its People and MissionsGeorge Leslie Mackay, 1896
- A Cycle of CathayW. A. P. Martin, 1896
- Village Life in China: A Study in SociologyArthur H. Smith, 1899
- The Siege in PekingW. A. P. Martin, 1900
- The Lore of CathayW. A. P. Martin, 1901
- China in ConvulsionArthur H. Smith, 1901
- New Forces in Old ChinaArthur Judson Brown, 1904
- The Awakening of ChinaW. A. P. Martin, 1907
- The Uplift of ChinaArthur H. Smith, 1907
- Court Life in ChinaIsaac Taylor Headland, 1909
- Chinese Folk-Lore TalesJohn Macgowan, 1910
- Home Life in ChinaIsaac Taylor Headland, 1914
- The Gateway to China: Pictures of ShanghaiMary Ninde Gamewell, 1916
Diplomats13
- Travels in ChinaJohn Barrow, 1804
- The Chinese and Their RebellionsThomas Taylor Meadows, 1856
- Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and JapanLaurence Oliphant, 1859
- Peking and the PekingeseD. F. Rennie, 1865
- Personal Narrative of Occurrences during Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to ChinaHenry Brougham Loch, 1869
- Three Years in Western ChinaAlexander Hosie, 1890
- The Real ChinamanChester Holcombe, 1895
- The Attaché at PekingA. B. Mitford, 1900
- The Real Chinese QuestionChester Holcombe, 1900
- From Peking to MandalayReginald Fleming Johnston, 1908
- ChinaHenry Arthur Blake, 1909
- An American Diplomat in ChinaPaul S. Reinsch, 1922
- Myths and Legends of ChinaE. T. C. Werner, 1922
Customs Service & Merchants5
- The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty DaysWilliam C. Hunter, 1882
- The Chinese Exclusion Act: Report and Resolutions Adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New YorkNew York Chamber of Commerce, 1889
- The Trade and Administration of ChinaHosea Ballou Morse, 1908
- The International Relations of the Chinese EmpireHosea Ballou Morse, 1910
- Gleanings from Fifty Years in ChinaArchibald Little, 1910
Scholars & Sinologists21
- Cathay and the Way ThitherHenry Yule（编译）, 1866
- Chinese SketchesHerbert A. Giles, 1876
- The History of ChinaDemetrius Charles Boulger, 1898
- John Chinaman and a Few OthersE. H. Parker, 1901
- A History of Chinese LiteratureHerbert A. Giles, 1901
- China: Her History, Diplomacy, and CommerceE. H. Parker, 1901
- China: Past and PresentE. H. Parker, 1903
- Religions of Ancient ChinaHerbert A. Giles, 1905
- Ancient China SimplifiedE. H. Parker, 1908
- My Life in China and AmericaYung Wing（容闳）, 1909
- The Civilization of ChinaHerbert A. Giles, 1911
- The Changing ChineseEdward Alsworth Ross, 1911
- China and the ManchusHerbert A. Giles, 1912
- The Passing of the ManchusPercy Horace Kent, 1912
- The Dragon in China and JapanMarinus Willem de Visser, 1913
- China and the World WarW. Reginald Wheeler, 1919
- Letters from China and JapanJohn Dewey & Alice Chipman Dewey, 1920
- Foreign Rights and Interests in ChinaWestel W. Willoughby, 1920
- The Problem of ChinaBertrand Russell, 1922
- China at the ConferenceWestel W. Willoughby, 1922
- Among the Head-Hunters of FormosaJanet B. Montgomery McGovern, 1922
Journalists25
- The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to PetersburgAlexander Michie, 1864
- From the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow SeaJulius M. Price, 1892
- An Australian in ChinaGeorge Ernest Morrison, 1895
- The Englishman in China during the Victorian EraAlexander Michie, 1900
- Peking BesiegedFrederick Coleman, 1901
- Through Hidden ShensiFrancis H. Nichols, 1902
- The Island of Formosa, Past and Present, Vol. IJames W. Davidson, 1903
- The Island of Formosa, Past and Present, Vol. IIJames W. Davidson, 1903
- Manchu and MuscoviteB. L. Putnam Weale, 1904
- The Re-Shaping of the Far EastB. L. Putnam Weale, 1905
- Following the Sun-FlagJohn Fox Jr., 1905
- Indiscreet Letters from PekingB. L. Putnam Weale, 1906
- Drugging a Nation: The Story of China and the Opium CurseSamuel Merwin, 1908
- China under the Empress DowagerJ. O. P. Bland & Edmund Backhouse, 1910
- Across China on FootEdwin J. Dingle, 1911
- Recent Events and Present Policies in ChinaJ. O. P. Bland, 1912
- China's Revolution, 1911-1912: A Historical and Political Record of the Civil WarEdwin John Dingle, 1912
- The Flowery RepublicFrederick McCormick, 1913
- China RevolutionizedJohn Stuart Thomson, 1913
- Our Eastern QuestionThomas F. Millard, 1916
- The Fight for the Republic in ChinaB. L. Putnam Weale, 1917
- The Truth about China and JapanB. L. Putnam Weale, 1919
- Democracy and the Eastern QuestionThomas F. Millard, 1919
- Wang the NinthB. L. Putnam Weale, 1920
- What's Wrong with ChinaRodney Gilbert, 1926
Travellers & Explorers18
- Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of ChinaRobert Fortune, 1847
- The Book of Ser Marco Polo, Vol. I (Yule's annotated edition)Marco Polo / Rustichello；Henry Yule 译注, 1871
- The Golden Chersonese and the Way ThitherIsabella Bird Bishop, 1883
- From Pekin to Calais by LandHarry de Windt, 1889
- Across Asia on a BicycleThomas G. Allen & William L. Sachtleben, 1894
- Through AsiaSven Hedin, 1898
- The Yangtze Valley and BeyondIsabella Bird Bishop, 1899
- Chinese Pictures: Notes on Photographs Made in ChinaIsabella Bird Bishop, 1900
- The Great Wall of ChinaWilliam Edgar Geil, 1909
- The Face of ChinaEmily Georgiana Kemp, 1909
- The Face of Manchuria, Korea, and Russian TurkestanEmily Georgiana Kemp, 1910
- Eighteen Capitals of ChinaWilliam Edgar Geil, 1911
- Ruins of Desert CathayAurel Stein, 1912
- A Wayfarer in ChinaElizabeth Kendall, 1913
- Camps and Trails in ChinaRoy Chapman Andrews & Yvette Borup Andrews, 1918
- Sport and Science on the Sino-Mongolian FrontierArthur de Carle Sowerby, 1918
- The Backbone of ChinaEmily Georgiana Kemp, 1919
- Across Mongolian PlainsRoy Chapman Andrews, 1921
Writers20
- A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese SeasFanny Loviot, 1858
- A Year in China; and a Narrative of Capture and Imprisonment, when Homeward Bound, on Board the Rebel Pirate FloridaMartha Noyes Williams, 1864
- The Truth about OpiumWilliam H. Brereton, 1882
- From Paris to Pekin over Siberian SnowsVictor Meignan, 1885
- Some Chinese GhostsLafcadio Hearn, 1887
- China and the ChineseEdmond Plauchut, 1899
- The Chinese as They AreMrs. Archibald Little, 1900
- Letters from John ChinamanG. Lowes Dickinson, 1901
- The Land of the Blue GownMrs. Archibald Little, 1902
- Chinese Life in Town and CountryÉmile Bard, 1905
- Behind the Scenes in PekingMary Hooker, 1910
- Changing ChinaLord & Lady William Cecil, 1910
- Mrs. Spring FragranceSui Sin Far, 1912
- A Woman in ChinaMary Gaunt, 1914
- Peking: A Historical and Intimate DescriptionJuliet Bredon, 1919
- A Broken JourneyMary Gaunt, 1919
- East of Suez: A Play in Seven ScenesW. Somerset Maugham, 1922
- Wandering in Northern ChinaHarry A. Franck, 1923
- China: A Geographical ReaderHarry A. Franck, 1927
- Rice Paper SketchesHugh Lee Norris
Novelists12
- Les Derniers Jours de PékinPierre Loti, 1902
- The Mirror of Kong HoErnest Bramah, 1905
- Dragon's BloodHenry Milner Rideout, 1909
- The DragonM. P. Shiel, 1913
- The Return of Dr. Fu-ManchuSax Rohmer, 1916
- Mr. WuLouise Jordan Miln, 1918
- Peter the Brazen: A Mystery Story of Modern ChinaGeorge F. Worts, 1919
- On a Chinese ScreenW. Somerset Maugham, 1922
- Tales of ChinatownSax Rohmer, 1922
- The Painted VeilW. Somerset Maugham, 1925
- Rueben and Ivy SenLouise Jordan Miln, 1925
- The Bitter Tea of General YenGrace Zaring Stone, 1930
Soldiers5
- Narrative of a Recent Imprisonment in China after the Wreck of the KiteJohn Lee Scott, 1841
- Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution, Vol. IAugustus F. Lindley, 1866
- Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution, Vol. IIAugustus F. Lindley, 1866
- The Land of the BoxersGordon Casserly, 1903
- The Vermilion PencilHomer Lea, 1908