An interesting account of Chinese Court Life between 1860 and 1908, with important sidelights on the Boxer troubles and the Siege of the Legations in 1900.
15. The Imperial History of China, by Rev. J. Macgowan.
A short and compact work on a subject which has not been successfully handled.
16. Indiscreet Letters from Peking, by B. Putnam Weale.
Though too outspoken to meet with general approbation, this work is considered by many to give the most faithful account of the Siege of the Legations, as seen by an independent witness.
17. Buddhism as a Religion, by H. Hackmann, Lic. Theol.
A very useful volume, translated from the German, showing the various developments of Buddhism in different parts of the world.
18. Chuang Tzu, by H. A. Giles.
A complete translation of the writings of the leading Taoist philosopher, who flourished in the fourth and third centuries B.C.