The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2)
- Subtitle
- A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants
S. Wells (Samuel Wells) Williams
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1. Front matter2. The Middle Kingdom3. PREFACE.4. NOTE RESPECTING THE SYSTEM OF PRONUNCIATION ADOPTED IN THIS WORK.5. CHAPTER I. GENERAL DIVISIONS AND FEATURES OF THE EMPIRE.6. CHAPTER I. GENERAL DIVISIONS AND FEATURES OF THE EMPIRE. (continued 2)7. CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EASTERN PROVINCES.8. CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EASTERN PROVINCES. (continued 2)9. CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EASTERN PROVINCES. (continued 3)10. CHAPTER III. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTERN PROVINCES.11. CHAPTER IV. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF MANCHURIA, MONGOLIA, ÍLÍ, AND TIBET.12. CHAPTER IV. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF MANCHURIA, MONGOLIA, ÍLÍ, AND TIBET. (continued 2)13. CHAPTER V. POPULATION AND STATISTICS.14. CHAPTER VI. NATURAL HISTORY OF CHINA.15. CHAPTER VI. NATURAL HISTORY OF CHINA. (continued 2)16. CHAPTER VII. LAWS OF CHINA, AND PLAN OF ITS GOVERNMENT.17. CHAPTER VII. LAWS OF CHINA, AND PLAN OF ITS GOVERNMENT. (continued 2)18. CHAPTER VIII. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAWS.19. CHAPTER VIII. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAWS. (continued 2)20. CHAPTER IX. EDUCATION AND LITERARY EXAMINATIONS.21. CHAPTER IX. EDUCATION AND LITERARY EXAMINATIONS. (continued 2)22. CHAPTER X. STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.23. CHAPTER X. STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE. (continued 2)24. CHAPTER XI. CLASSICAL LITERATURE OF THE CHINESE.25. CHAPTER XI. CLASSICAL LITERATURE OF THE CHINESE. (continued 2)26. CHAPTER XII. POLITE LITERATURE OF THE CHINESE.27. CHAPTER XII. POLITE LITERATURE OF THE CHINESE. (continued 2)28. CHAPTER XIII. ARCHITECTURE, DRESS, AND DIET OF THE CHINESE.29. CHAPTER XIII. ARCHITECTURE, DRESS, AND DIET OF THE CHINESE. (continued 2)30. CHAPTER XIV. SOCIAL LIFE AMONG THE CHINESE.31. CHAPTER XIV. SOCIAL LIFE AMONG THE CHINESE. (continued 2)