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Chinese Sketches

by Herbert A. Giles

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  1. 1Dedication to Warren William de la Rue, “As a Mark of Friendship”
  2. 2The Death of an Emperor
  3. 3The Position of Women
  4. 4Etiquette
  5. 5Etiquette, No. II
  6. 6Literature
  7. 7Educational Literature
  8. 8Dentistry
  9. 9Medical Science
  10. 10Medical Science, No. II
  11. 11Loan Societies
  12. 12Guilds
  13. 13Pawnbrokers
  14. 14Postal Service
  15. 15Slang
  16. 16Fortune-Telling
  17. 17Games and Gambling
  18. 18Jurisprudence
  19. 19Jurisprudence, No. II
  20. 20Buddhist Priests
  21. 21Respect for the Written Character
  22. 22Superstition
  23. 23Natural Phenomena
  24. 24Celebration of the New Year
  25. 25The Feast of Lanterns
  26. 26Opium Smoking
  27. 27Thieving
  28. 28Lying
  29. 29Suicide
  30. 30Torture
  31. 31Feng-Shui
  32. 32Money
  33. 33A Dinner-Party
  34. 34Female Children
  35. 35Travel
  36. 36Predestination
  37. 37Journalism
  38. 38Funerals
  39. 39Inquests
  40. 40Inquests, No. II
  41. 41Christianity
  42. 42Anti-Christian Lyrics
  43. 43Conclusion

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