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INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

WORKS OF

HERBERT ALLEN GILES



Compiled by David Widger



GILES



CONTENTS

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## THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA

## CHINESE SKETCHES

## CHINA AND THE MANCHUS

## RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA

## CHINA AND THE CHINESE

## STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO, Vol. I (of II)

## STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO, Vol. II (of II)

## A HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE








TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES






THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA

By Herbert A. Giles

Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge,
And sometime H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo



CONTENTS

PREFACE
THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA
CHAPTER I THE FEUDAL AGE
CHAPTER II LAW AND GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION
CHAPTER IV A.D. 220-1200
CHAPTER V WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CHAPTER VI LITERATURE AND EDUCATION
CHAPTER VII PHILOSOPHY AND SPORT
CHAPTER VIII RECREATION
CHAPTER IX THE MONGOLS, 1260-1368
CHAPTER X MINGS AND CH'INGS, 1368-1911
CHAPTER XI CHINESE AND FOREIGNERS
CHAPTER XII THE OUTLOOK
BIBLIOGRAPHY






CHINESE SKETCHES

by Herbert A. Giles



CONTENTS

PREFACE
CHINESE SKETCHES
THE DEATH OF AN EMPEROR
THE POSITION OF WOMEN
ETIQUETTE
ETIQUETTE, NO. II
LITERATURE
EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE
DENTISTRY
MEDICAL SCIENCE
MEDICAL SCIENCE, NO. II
LOAN SOCIETIES
GUILDS
PAWNBROKERS
POSTAL SERVICE
SLANG
FORTUNE-TELLING
GAMES AND GAMBLING
JURISPRUDENCE
JURISPRUDENCE, NO. II
BUDDHIST PRIESTS
RESPECT FOR THE WRITTEN CHARACTER
SUPERSTITION
NATURAL PHENOMENA
CELEBRATION OF THE NEW YEAR
THE FEAST OF LANTERNS
OPIUM SMOKING
THIEVING
LYING
SUICIDE
TORTURE
FENG-SHUI
MONEY
A DINNER-PARTY
FEMALE CHILDREN
TRAVEL
PREDESTINATION
JOURNALISM
FUNERALS
INQUESTS
INQUESTS, NO. II
CHRISTIANITY
ANTI-CHRISTIAN LYRICS
CONCLUSION






CHINA AND THE MANCHUS

By Herbert A. Giles, M.A., LL.D.

Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge,
and sometime H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I. The Nü-chêns and Kitans 1
II. The Fall of the Mings 14
III. Shun Chih 28
IV. Kʽang Hsi 40
V. Yung Chêng and Chʽien Lung 52
VI. Chia Chʽing 61
VII. Tao Kuang 69
VIII. Hsien Fêng 81
IX. Tʽung Chih 98
X. Kuang Hsü 106
XI. Hsüan Tʽung 121
XII. Sun Yat-sen 129
List of Works Consulted 141
Index 142

ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP

A Nü-chên Tartar (14 th Century ) Frontispiece
A Kitan Tartar (14 th Century ) facing page 2
Sketch Map of the Far East at end






RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA

By Herbert A. Giles



CONTENTS

RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA
CHAPTER I THE ANCIENT FAITH
CHAPTER II CONFUCIANISM
CHAPTER III TAOISM
CHAPTER IV MATERIALISM
CHAPTER V BUDDHISM AND OTHER RELIGIONS
CHRONOLOGICAL SYLLABUS
SELECTED WORKS BEARING ON THE RELIGIONS OF CHINA






CHINA AND THE CHINESE

By Herbert Allen Giles



CONTENTS

LECTURE I
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

Its Importance-​Its Difficulty-​The Colloquial-​Dialects-​"Mandarin"-​Absence of Grammar-​Illustrations-​Pidgin-English-​Scarcity of Vocables-​The Tones-​Coupled Words-​The Written Language-​The Indicators-​Picture Characters-​Pictures of Ideas-​The Phonetics-​Some Faulty Analyses ... 3

LECTURE II
A CHINESE LIBRARY

The Cambridge (Eng.) Library-​(A) The Confucian Canon-​(B) Dynastic History-​The "Historical Record"-​The "Mirror of History"-​Biography-​Encyclopædias-​How arranged-​Collections of Reprints-​The Imperial Statutes-​The Penal Code-​(C) Geography-​Topography-​An Old Volume-​Account of Strange Nations-​(D) Poetry-​Novels-​Romance of the Three Kingdoms-​Plays-​(E) Dictionaries-​The Concordance-​Its Arrangement-​Imperial Catalogue-​Senior Classics ... 37

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LECTURE III
DEMOCRATIC CHINA

The Emperor-​Provincial Government-​Circuits-​Prefectures-​Magistracies-​Headboroughs-​The People-​The Magistrate-​Other Provincial Officials-​The Prefect-​The Intendant of Circuit ( Tao-t'ai )-​Viceroy and Governor-​Taxation-​Mencius on "the People"-​Personal Liberty-​New Imposts-​Combination-​Illustrations ... 73

LECTURE IV
CHINA AND ANCIENT GREECE

Relative Values of Chinese and Greek in Mental and Moral Training-​Lord Granville-​Wên T'ien-hsiang-​Han Yü-​An Emperor-​A Land of Opposites-​Coincidences between Chinese and Greek Civilisations-​The Question of Greek Influence-​Greek Words in Chinese-​Coincidences in Chinese and Western Literature-​Students of Chinese wanted ... 107

LECTURE V
TAOISM

Religions in China-​What is Tao?-​Lao Tzu-​The Tao Tê Ching -​Its Claims-​The Philosophy of Lao Tzu-​-Developed by Chuang Tzu-​His View of Tao-​A Taoist Poet-​Symptoms of Decay-​The Elixir of Life-​Alchemy-​The Black Art-​ [ix] Struggle between Buddhism and Taoism-​They borrow from One Another-​The Corruption of Tao-​Its Last State ... 141

LECTURE VI
SOME CHINESE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

Origin of the Queue-​Social Life-​An Eyeglass-​Street Etiquette-​Guest and Host-​The Position of Women-​Infanticide-​Training and Education of Women-​The Wife's Status-​Ancestral Worship-​Widows-​Foot-binding-​Henpecked Husbands-​The Chinaman a Mystery-​Customs vary with Places-​Dog's Flesh-​Substitutes at Executions-​Doctors-​Conclusion ... 175

INDEX






STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO

Translated And Annotated By Herbert A. Giles

In Two Volumes, Vol. I.

CONTENTS.

Introduction. Vol. I. , pp. xiii - xxxii .
STORIES.
Vol. I.
PAGE
Vol. II.
PAGE
Adulteration Punished 332
Alchemist, The 313
Boat-girl Bride, The 149
Boatmen of Lao-lung, The 348
Boon Companion, The 165
Bribery and Corruption 170
Buddhist Priest of Ch'ang-ch'ing, The 22
Buddhist Priests, Arrival of 231
Butterfly's Revenge, The 289
Carrying a Corpse 181
Cattle Plague, The 253
Censor in Purgatory, The 238
Chang Pu-liang 177
Chang's Transformation 237
Chou K'o-ch'ang and his Ghost 106
Clay Image, The 276
Cloth Merchant, The 127
Collecting Subscriptions 220
Considerate Husband, The 158
Country of the Cave Men, The 397
Courage Tested 116
Cruelty Avenged 267
Dead Priest, The 247
Death by Laughing 352
Disembodied Friend, The 119
Dishonesty Punished 279
Doctor, The 290
Donkey's Revenge, The 64
Dr. Tsêng's Dream 387
Dreaming Honours 327
Dutch Carpet, The 179
Dwarf, A 224
Earthquake, An 263
Elephants and the Lion, The 343
Engaged to a Nun 262
Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel 1
Faithful Dog, The 261
Faithful Gander, The 342
Faithless Widow, The 39
Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory 284
Fêng-shui 322
Fight with the Foxes, The 251
Fighting Cricket, The 17
Fighting Quails, The 66
Fisherman and his Friend, The 197
Flood, A 350
Flower-nymphs, The 285
Flying Cow, The 249
Foot-ball on the Tung-t'ing Lake 408
Foreign Priests 343
Fortune-hunter Punished, The 272
Forty Strings of Cash, The 211
Friendship with Foxes 300
Gambler's Talisman, The 419
Grateful Dog, The 308
Great Rat, The 303
Great Test, The 310
Hidden Treasure, The 345
His Father's Ghost 142
Hsiang-ju's Misfortunes 225
Husband Punished, The 422
Incorrupt Official, The 358
Infernal Regions, In the 95
Ingratitude Punished 138
Injustice of Heaven, The 111
Invisible Priest, The 235
Jen Hsiu, The Gambler 196
Joining the Immortals 53
Jonah, A Chinese 176
Judge Lu 92
Justice for Rebels 184
Killing a Serpent 190
King, The 257
Life Prolonged 273
Lingering Death, The 325
Little Chu 143
Lo-ch'a Country and the Sea Market, The 1
Lost Brother, The 203
Mad Priest, The 282
Magic Mirror, The 114
Magic Path, The 36
Magic Sword, The 124
Magical Arts 47
Magnanimous Girl, The 160
Making Animals 265
Man who was changed into a Crow, The 278
Man who was thrown down a Well, The 365
Marriage Lottery, The 428
Marriage of the Fox's Daughter, The 26
Marriage of the Virgin Goddess, The 257
Master-thief, The 347
Metempsychosis 207
"Mirror and Listen" Trick, The 251
Miss Chiao-no 33
Miss Lien-hsiang, The Fox-girl 168
Miss Quarta Hu 152
Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl 106
Mr. Tung; or, Virtue Rewarded 244
Mr. Willow and the Locusts 242
Mysterious Head, The 135
Painted Skin, The 76
Painted Wall, The 9
Performing Mice, The 218
Perseverance Rewarded 186
Picture Horse, The 286
Pious Surgeon, The 351
Planchette 295
Planting a Pear-tree 14
Playing at Hanging 354
Priest's Warning, The 205
Princess Lily, The 56
Princess of the Tung-t'ing Lake 43
Quarrelsome Brothers, The 313
Raising the Dead 318
Rat Wife, The 355
Resuscitated Corpse, The 193
Rip van Winkle, A Chinese 85
Roc, The 340
Salt Smuggler, The 215
Saving Life 213
Sea-serpent, The 113
Self-punished Murderer, The 345
She-wolf and the Herd-boys, The 330
Shui-mang Plant, The 136
Singing Frogs, The 217
Singular case of Ophthalmia 102
Singular Verdict 307
Sisters, The 336
Smelling Essays 139
Snow in Summer 294
Solomon, A Chinese 335
Solomon, Another 355
Spirit of the Hills, The 137
Spirits of the Po-yang Lake, The 109
Spiritualistic Séances 131
Stolen Eyes, The 233
Strange Companion, A 130
Stream of Cash, The 110
Supernatural Wife, A 166
Taking Revenge 25
Talking Pupils, The 5
Ta-nan in Search of his Father 296
Taoist Devotee, A 183
Taoist Miracles 226
Taoist Priest, A 246
Taoist Priest of Lao-shan, The 17
Theft of the Peach 186
Three Genii, The 214
Three States of Existence, The 90
Thunder God, The 413
Tiger Guest, The 330
Tiger of Chao-ch'êng, The 219
Tipsy Turtle, The 28
Trader's Son, The 85
Two Brides, The 158
Unjust Sentence, The 80
Virtuous Daughter-in-law, The 374
Wei-ch'i Devil, The 268
Wine Insect, The 259
Wolf Dream, The 73
Wolves 305
Wonderful Stone, The 306
Young Gentleman who couldn't spell, The 326
Young Lady of the Tung-t'ing Lake, The 271
Appendix A
" B
361
389






STRANGE STORIES FROM ACHINESE STUDIO

Translated And Annotated By Herbert A. Giles

In Two Volumes, Vol. II.

CONTENTS.

Introduction. Vol. I. , pp. xiii - xxxii .
STORIES.
Vol. I.
PAGE
Vol. II.
PAGE
Adulteration Punished 332
Alchemist, The 313
Boat-girl Bride, The 149
Boatmen of Lao-lung, The 348
Boon Companion, The 165
Bribery and Corruption 170
Buddhist Priest of Ch'ang-ch'ing, The 22
Buddhist Priests, Arrival of 231
Butterfly's Revenge, The 289
Carrying a Corpse 181
Cattle Plague, The 253
Censor in Purgatory, The 238
Chang Pu-liang 177
Chang's Transformation 237
Chou K'o-ch'ang and his Ghost 106
Clay Image, The 276
Cloth Merchant, The 127
Collecting Subscriptions 220
Considerate Husband, The 158
Country of the Cave Men, The 397
Courage Tested 116
Cruelty Avenged 267
Dead Priest, The 247
Death by Laughing 352
Disembodied Friend, The 119
Dishonesty Punished 279
Doctor, The 290
Donkey's Revenge, The 64
Dr. Tsêng's Dream 387
Dreaming Honours 327
Dutch Carpet, The 179
Dwarf, A 224
Earthquake, An 263
Elephants and the Lion, The 343
Engaged to a Nun 262
Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel 1
Faithful Dog, The 261
Faithful Gander, The 342
Faithless Widow, The 39
Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory 284
Fêng-shui 322
Fight with the Foxes, The 251
Fighting Cricket, The 17
Fighting Quails, The 66
Fisherman and his Friend, The 197
Flood, A 350
Flower-nymphs, The 285
Flying Cow, The 249
Foot-ball on the Tung-t'ing Lake 408
Foreign Priests 343
Fortune-hunter Punished, The 272
Forty Strings of Cash, The 211
Friendship with Foxes 300
Gambler's Talisman, The 419
Grateful Dog, The 308
Great Rat, The 303
Great Test, The 310
Hidden Treasure, The 345
His Father's Ghost 142
Hsiang-ju's Misfortunes 225
Husband Punished, The 422
Incorrupt Official, The 358
Infernal Regions, In the 95
Ingratitude Punished 138
Injustice of Heaven, The 111
Invisible Priest, The 235
Jen Hsiu, The Gambler 196
Joining the Immortals 53
Jonah, A Chinese 176
Judge Lu 92
Justice for Rebels 184
Killing a Serpent 190
King, The 257
Life Prolonged 273
Lingering Death, The 325
Little Chu 143
Lo-ch'a Country and the Sea Market, The 1
Lost Brother, The 203
Mad Priest, The 282
Magic Mirror, The 114
Magic Path, The 36
Magic Sword, The 124
Magical Arts 47
Magnanimous Girl, The 160
Making Animals 265
Man who was changed into a Crow, The 278
Man who was thrown down a Well, The 365
Marriage Lottery, The 428
Marriage of the Fox's Daughter, The 26
Marriage of the Virgin Goddess, The 257
Master-thief, The 347
Metempsychosis 207
"Mirror and Listen" Trick, The 251
Miss Chiao-no 33
Miss Lien-hsiang, The Fox-girl 168
Miss Quarta Hu 152
Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl 106
Mr. Tung; or, Virtue Rewarded 244
Mr. Willow and the Locusts 242
Mysterious Head, The 135
Painted Skin, The 76
Painted Wall, The 9
Performing Mice, The 218
Perseverance Rewarded 186
Picture Horse, The 286
Pious Surgeon, The 351
Planchette 295
Planting a Pear-tree 14
Playing at Hanging 354
Priest's Warning, The 205
Princess Lily, The 56
Princess of the Tung-t'ing Lake 43
Quarrelsome Brothers, The 313
Raising the Dead 318
Rat Wife, The 355
Resuscitated Corpse, The 193
Rip van Winkle, A Chinese 85
Roc, The 340
Salt Smuggler, The 215
Saving Life 213
Sea-serpent, The 113
Self-punished Murderer, The 345
She-wolf and the Herd-boys, The 330
Shui-mang Plant, The 136
Singing Frogs, The 217
Singular case of Ophthalmia 102
Singular Verdict 307
Sisters, The 336
Smelling Essays 139
Snow in Summer 294
Solomon, A Chinese 335
Solomon, Another 355
Spirit of the Hills, The 137
Spirits of the Po-yang Lake, The 109
Spiritualistic Séances 131
Stolen Eyes, The 233
Strange Companion, A 130
Stream of Cash, The 110
Supernatural Wife, A 166
Taking Revenge 25
Talking Pupils, The 5
Ta-nan in Search of his Father 296
Taoist Devotee, A 183
Taoist Miracles 226
Taoist Priest, A 246
Taoist Priest of Lao-shan, The 17
Theft of the Peach 186
Three Genii, The 214
Three States of Existence, The 90
Thunder God, The 413
Tiger Guest, The 330
Tiger of Chao-ch'êng, The 219
Tipsy Turtle, The 28
Trader's Son, The 85
Two Brides, The 158
Unjust Sentence, The 80
Virtuous Daughter-in-law, The 374
Wei-ch'i Devil, The 268
Wine Insect, The 259
Wolf Dream, The 73
Wolves 305
Wonderful Stone, The 306
Young Gentleman who couldn't spell, The 326
Young Lady of the Tung-t'ing Lake, The 271
Appendix A
" B
361
389






A HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE

By Herbert A. Giles



CONTENTS

BOOK THE FIRST—THE FEUDAL PERIOD ( B.C. 600-200)
CHAP. PAGE
I. LEGENDARY AGES—EARLY CHINESE CIVILISATION—ORIGIN OF WRITING 3
II. CONFUCIUS—THE FIVE CLASSICS 7
III. THE FOUR BOOKS—MENCIUS 32
IV. MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS 43
V. POETRY—INSCRIPTIONS 50
VI. TAOISM—THE "TAO-TÊ-CHING" 56
BOOK THE SECOND—THE HAN DYNASTY ( B.C. 200- A.D. 200)
I. THE "FIRST EMPEROR"—THE BURNING OF THE BOOKS—MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS 77
II. POETRY 97
III. HISTORY—LEXICOGRAPHY 102
IV. BUDDHISM 110
BOOK THE THIRD—MINOR DYNASTIES ( A.D. 200-600)
I. POETRY—MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE 119
II. CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP 137
BOOK THE FOURTH—THE T'ANG DYNASTY ( A.D. 600-900)
I. POETRY 143
[viii] II. CLASSICAL AND GENERAL LITERATURE 189
BOOK THE FIFTH—THE SUNG DYNASTY ( A.D. 900-1200)
I. THE INVENTION OF BLOCK-PRINTING 209
II. HISTORY—CLASSICAL AND GENERAL LITERATURE 212
III. POETRY 232
IV. DICTIONARIES—ENCYCLOPÆDIAS—MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE 238
BOOK THE SIXTH—THE MONGOL DYNASTY ( A.D. 1200-1368)
I. MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE—POETRY 247
II. THE DRAMA 256
III. THE NOVEL 276
BOOK THE SEVENTH—THE MING DYNASTY ( A.D. 1368-1644)
I. MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE—MATERIA MEDICA—ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF AGRICULTURE 291
II. NOVELS AND PLAYS 309
III. POETRY 329
BOOK THE EIGHTH—THE MANCHU DYNASTY ( A.D. 1644-1900)
I. THE "LIAO CHAI"—THE "HUNG LOU MÊNG" 337
II. THE EMPERORS K'ANG HSI AND CH'IEN LUNG 385
III. CLASSICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE—POETRY 391
IV. WALL LITERATURE—JOURNALISM—WIT AND HUMOUR—PROVERBS AND MAXIMS 425
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 441
INDEX 443