CONTENTS

Page

[Introduction] vii

[Preface] ix

[Illustrations] xv

CHAPTER ONE

[The Place of the Dragon in Chinese Life] 3

CHAPTER TWO

[How the Dragon Idea Originated] 10

CHAPTER THREE

[The Varieties of Dragons] 15

CHAPTER FOUR

[What Dragons Really Look Like] 23

CHAPTER FIVE

[People Who Have Seen Dragons] 31

CHAPTER SIX

[The Dragon in Western Mythology] 38

CHAPTER SEVEN

[Quaint Beliefs About the Dragon] 45

CHAPTER EIGHT

[How Dragons Control the Fortunes of Men] 51

CHAPTER NINE

[The Hold of the Dragon on China] 57 [[xv]]

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