E. C. PHILLIPS,
Reading edition
AUTHOR OF "TROPICAL READING-BOOKS," "THE ORPHANS," "BUNCHY," "HILDA AND HER DOLL," ETC.
CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited: LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK & MELBOURNE. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]
To MY DEAR PARENTS, IN LOVING MEMORY.
"Can I forget thy cares, from helpless years Thy tenderness for me?"
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I. The Country Rectory9
II. The First Peep21
III. The Religions of China44
IV. Chinese Childhood69
V. The Merchant Showman89
VI. Little Chu and Woo-Urh100
VII. Leonard's Exploit in Formosa 114
VIII. The Boat Population134
IX. At Canton153
X. A Bride and Bridegroom179
XI. Processions197
XII. The Last Peep208
