“Mr. Weale has given a complete and yet concise survey of the situation. His introduction is a historical prologue giving in a few score pages one of the best ideas of Chinese history that has ever been presented.”
+ + Pub. Opin. 40: 123. Ja. 27, ’06. 670w.
“By far the most valuable book that has appeared on the East for a number of years. Nowhere else can so much valuable information be found in so compact a form.”
+ + + Putnam’s. 1: 126. O. ’06. 270w.
“An absorbingly interesting work, including both description and history.”
+ + R. of Rs. 33: 253. F. ’06. 240w.
“Mr. Weale has unquestionably collected and marshalled a mass of information with ability and lucidity, and the result is a comprehensive survey of the situation outlined with a vigorous but light, albeit sharply-pointed, pen.”
+ + – Sat. R. 101: 174. F. 10, ’06. 2020w.
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“The conversations are realistic, and the characters individual.”