Historic Tales, The Romance of Reality. Vol. 12 (of 15), Japanese and ChineseHistorical TalesReading editionChapter navigation50 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHistorical TalesCHARLES MORRISJ. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANYTHE FIRST OF THE MIKADOS.HOW CIVILIZATION CAME TO JAPAN:YAMATO-DAKÉ, A HERO OF ROMANCE.JINGU, THE AMAZON OF JAPAN.THE DECLINE OF THE MIKADOS.HOW THE TAIRA AND THE MINAMOTO FOUGHT FOR POWER.THE BAYARD OF JAPAN.THE HOJO TYRANNY.THE TARTAR INVASION OF JAPAN.NOBUNAGA AND THE FALL OF THE BUDDHISTS.HOW A PEASANT BOY BECAME PREMIER.THE FOUNDER OF YEDO AND OF MODERN FEUDALISM.THE PROGRESS OF CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN.THE DECLINE AND FALL OF CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN.THE CAPTIVITY OF CAPTAIN GOLOWNIN.THE OPENING OF JAPAN.THE MIKADO COMES TO HIS OWN AGAIN.HOW THE EMPIRE OF CHINA AROSE AND GREW.CONFUCIUS, THE CHINESE SAGE.THE FOUNDER OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE.KAOTSOU AND THE DYNASTY OF THE HANS.THE EMPRESS POISONER OF CHINA.THE INVASION OF THE TARTAR STEPPES.THE "CRIMSON EYEBROWS."THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ASIA.THE SIEGE OF SINCHING.FROM THE SHOEMAKER'S BENCH TO THE THRONE.THREE NOTABLE WOMEN.THE REIGN OF TAITSONG THE GREAT.A FEMALE RICHELIEU.THE TARTARS AND GENGHIS KHAN.HOW THE FRIARS FARED AMONG THE TARTARS.THE SIEGE OF SIANYANG.THE DEATH-STRUGGLE OF CHINA.THE PALACE OF KUBLAI KHAN.THE EXPULSION OF THE MONGOLS.THE RISE OF THE MANCHUS.THE MANCHU CONQUEST OF CHINA.THE CAREER OF A DESERT CHIEF.THE RAID OF THE GOORKHAS.HOW EUROPE ENTERED CHINA.THE BURNING OF THE SUMMER PALACE.A GREAT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT AND ITS FATE.COREA AND ITS NEIGHBORS.THE BATTLE OF THE IRON-CLADS.PROGRESS IN JAPAN AND CHINA.Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →CHARLES MORRISAll chapters and sections (50)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHistorical TalesCHARLES MORRISVolume 12 · Other sectionsJ. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANYTHE FIRST OF THE MIKADOS.HOW CIVILIZATION CAME TO JAPAN:YAMATO-DAKÉ, A HERO OF ROMANCE.JINGU, THE AMAZON OF JAPAN.THE DECLINE OF THE MIKADOS.HOW THE TAIRA AND THE MINAMOTO FOUGHT FOR POWER.THE BAYARD OF JAPAN.THE HOJO TYRANNY.THE TARTAR INVASION OF JAPAN.NOBUNAGA AND THE FALL OF THE BUDDHISTS.HOW A PEASANT BOY BECAME PREMIER.THE FOUNDER OF YEDO AND OF MODERN FEUDALISM.THE PROGRESS OF CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN.THE DECLINE AND FALL OF CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN.THE CAPTIVITY OF CAPTAIN GOLOWNIN.THE OPENING OF JAPAN.THE MIKADO COMES TO HIS OWN AGAIN.HOW THE EMPIRE OF CHINA AROSE AND GREW.CONFUCIUS, THE CHINESE SAGE.THE FOUNDER OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE.KAOTSOU AND THE DYNASTY OF THE HANS.THE EMPRESS POISONER OF CHINA.THE INVASION OF THE TARTAR STEPPES.THE "CRIMSON EYEBROWS."THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ASIA.THE SIEGE OF SINCHING.FROM THE SHOEMAKER'S BENCH TO THE THRONE.THREE NOTABLE WOMEN.THE REIGN OF TAITSONG THE GREAT.A FEMALE RICHELIEU.THE TARTARS AND GENGHIS KHAN.HOW THE FRIARS FARED AMONG THE TARTARS.THE SIEGE OF SIANYANG.THE DEATH-STRUGGLE OF CHINA.THE PALACE OF KUBLAI KHAN.THE EXPULSION OF THE MONGOLS.THE RISE OF THE MANCHUS.THE MANCHU CONQUEST OF CHINA.THE CAREER OF A DESERT CHIEF.THE RAID OF THE GOORKHAS.HOW EUROPE ENTERED CHINA.THE BURNING OF THE SUMMER PALACE.A GREAT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT AND ITS FATE.COREA AND ITS NEIGHBORS.THE BATTLE OF THE IRON-CLADS.PROGRESS IN JAPAN AND CHINA.The Romance of RealityBy← Front matterCHARLES MORRIS →