ages, chiefly translated from the writings of Chinese art-critics, with sixteen reproductions of famous Chinese pictures.
10. Scraps from a Collector's Note-book, by F. Hirth.
Chiefly devoted to notes on painters of the present dynasty, 1644- 1905, with twenty-one reproductions of famous pictures, forming a complementary supplement to No. 9.
11. Religions of Ancient China, by H. A. Giles.
A short account of the early worship of one God, followed by brief notices of Taoism, Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Mahommedanism, and other less well-known faiths which have been introduced at various dates into China.
12. Chinese Characteristics, by the Rev. Arthur Smith, D.D.
A humorous but at the same time serious examination into the modes of thought and springs of action which peculiarly distinguish the Chinese people.
13. Village Life in China, by the Rev. Arthur Smith.
The scope of this work is sufficiently indicated by its title.
14. China under the Empress Dowager, by J. O. Bland, and E. Backhouse.