Printed in Hong Kong in 1870 by a young officer of the British consular service in China, this early study examines what can be known of Lao-tzu’s life, the text of the Tao Te Ching and its commentators, and the general shape of his teaching, including its speculative physics, with comparisons to Greek philosophy and English poetry.
One of the first serious English studies of Taoism, still interesting for its use of Chinese sources. Download the free EPUB.