Project Gutenberg 2008-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 577 Li, Boyuan 1867 1906 李伯元 李寶嘉 Li, Baojia 文明小史 Wen ming xiao shi Produced by Sandy Chen "文明小史" by Boyuan Li is a historical account likely set in the late 19th century. The work discusses sociopolitical changes and observations of society through personal anecdotes, reflecting on the nature of civilization and literature during a transformative period in China. The narrative suggests a journey through significant experiences that lead to broader societal insights. The opening of the text captures the narrator's reflections as they embark on a sea voyage, contemplating the changes of the world while observing nature's rhythms—the rising sun signifying hope and the impending storm symbolizing chaos. In their interactions and conversations with others, the narrator introduces characters like 柳知府, who grapples with reformative thoughts and the pressures of office as he prepares to take on a new role in Hunan. The text also depicts the dichotomy between traditional values and new ideas as 柳知府 discusses with his old friend humorous yet serious insights on governance and societal change. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for an exploration of historical narrative interwoven with personal and political themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 921445 921389 2024-10-11T05:12:58.288807 2023-09-11T08:29:36.769839 text/html text/html 921438 921382 2024-10-11T05:12:58.600815 2023-09-11T08:29:36.918813 text/html text/html 451321 2024-10-11T05:13:05.248745 application/epub+zip 464873 2024-10-11T05:13:00.740844 application/epub+zip 464874 2024-10-11T05:12:59.526804 application/epub+zip 892408 2024-10-11T05:13:08.627767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 874728 2024-10-11T05:13:04.549766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861280 2022-09-12T03:57:46.957672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903342 2024-10-11T05:12:57.915819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 903343 2008-05-07T12:29:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 394681 2008-05-07T12:29:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18230 2024-10-11T05:13:08.751733 application/rdf+xml 7396 2024-10-11T05:13:00.074793 image/jpeg 2282 2024-10-11T05:12:59.796844 image/jpeg 444905 2024-10-11T05:12:58.675844 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog