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Court Life in China

by Isaac Taylor Headland

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  1. 1Note — Preface
  2. 2I — The Empress Dowager — Her Early Life
  3. 3II — The Empress Dowager — Her Years of Training
  4. 4III — The Empress Dowager — As a Ruler
  5. 5III — The Empress Dowager — As a Ruler
  6. 6IV — The Empress Dowager — As a Reactionist
  7. 7IV — The Empress Dowager — As a Reactionist
  8. 8V — The Empress Dowager — As a Reformer
  9. 9V — The Empress Dowager — As a Reformer
  10. 10VI — The Empress Dowager — As an Artist
  11. 11VI — The Empress Dowager — As an Artist
  12. 12VII — The Empress Dowager — As a Woman
  13. 13VII — The Empress Dowager-as a Woman
  14. 14VIII — Kuang Hsu — His Self-Development
  15. 15VIII — Kuang Hsu — His Self-Development
  16. 16IX — Kuang Hsu — As Emperor and Reformer
  17. 17IX — Kuang Hsu — As Emperor and Reformer
  18. 18X — Kuang Hsu — As a Prisoner
  19. 19X — Kuang Hsu — As a Prisoner
  20. 20XI — Prince Chun — The Regent
  21. 21XI — Prince Chun — The Regent
  22. 22XII — The Home of the Court — The Forbidden City
  23. 23XII — The Home of the Court — The Forbidden City
  24. 24XIII — The Ladies of the Court
  25. 25XIII — The Ladies of the Court
  26. 26XIV — The Princesses — Their Schools
  27. 27XIV — The Princesses — Their Schools
  28. 28XV — The Chinese Ladies of Rank
  29. 29XVI — The Social Life of the Chinese Woman
  30. 30XVI — The Social Life of the Chinese Woman
  31. 31XVII — The Chinese Ladies — Their Ills
  32. 32XVIII — The Funeral Ceremonies of a Dowager Princess
  33. 33XVIII — The Funeral Ceremonies of a Dowager Princess
  34. 34XIX — Chinese Princes and Officials
  35. 35XIX — Chinese Princes and Officials
  36. 36XX — Peking — The City of the Court
  37. 37XX — Peking — The City of the Court
  38. 38XXI — The Death of Kuang Hsu and the Empress Dowager
  39. 39XXI — The Death of Kuang Hsu and the Empress Dowager
  40. 40XXII — The Court and the New Education
  41. 41XXII — The Court and the New Education

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