Name: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Herbert Allen Giles
Author: Herbert Allen Giles

Produced by David Widger INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF HERBERT ALLEN GILES Compiled by David Widger CONTENTS ## THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA ## CHINESE SKETCHES ## CHINA AND THE MANCHUS ## RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA ## CHINA AND THE CHINESE ## STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO, Vol. I (of II) ## STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO, Vol. II (of II) ## A HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA By Herbert A. Giles Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge, And sometime H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo CONTENTS PREFACE THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA CHAPTER I THE FEUDAL AGE CHAPTER II LAW AND GOVERNMENT CHAPTER III RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION CHAPTER IV A.D. 220-1200 CHAPTER V WOMEN AND CHILDREN CHAPTER VI LITERATURE AND EDUCATION CHAPTER VII PHILOSOPHY AND SPORT CHAPTER VIII RECREATION CHAPTER IX THE MONGOLS, 1260-1368 CHAPTER X MINGS AND CH'INGS, 1368-1911 CHAPTER XI CHINESE AND FOREIGNERS CHAPTER XII THE OUTLOOK BIBLIOGRAPHY CHINESE SKETCHES by Herbert A. Giles CONTENTS PREFACE CHINESE SKETCHES THE DEATH OF AN EMPEROR THE POSITION OF WOMEN ETIQUETTE ETIQUETTE, NO. II LITERATURE EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE DENTISTRY MEDICAL SCIENCE MEDICAL SCIENCE, NO. II LOAN SOCIETIES GUILDS PAWNBROKERS POSTAL SERVICE SLANG FORTUNE-TELLING GAMES AND GAMBLING JURISPRUDENCE JURISPRUDENCE, NO. II BUDDHIST PRIESTS RESPECT FOR THE WRITTEN CHARACTER SUPERSTITION NATURAL PHENOMENA CELEBRATION OF THE NEW YEAR THE FEAST OF LANTERNS OPIUM SMOKING THIEVING LYING SUICIDE TORTURE FENG-SHUI MONEY A DINNER-PARTY FEMALE CHILDREN TRAVEL PREDESTINATION JOURNALISM FUNERALS INQUESTS INQUESTS, NO. II CHRISTIANITY ANTI-CHRISTIAN LYRICS CONCLUSION CHINA AND THE MANCHUS By Herbert A. Giles, M.A., LL.D. Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge, and sometime H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. The Nü-chêns and Kitans 1 II. The Fall of the Mings 14 III. Shun Chih 28 IV. K?ang Hsi 40 V. Yung Chêng and Ch?ien Lung 52 VI. Chia Ch?ing 61 VII. Tao Kuang 69 VIII. Hsien Fêng 81 IX. T?ung Chih 98 X. Kuang Hsü 106 XI. Hsüan T?ung 121 XII. Sun Yat-sen 129 List of Works Consulted 141 Index 142 ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAP A Nü-chên Tartar (14th Century) Frontispiece A Kitan Tartar (14th Century) facing page 2 Sketch Map of the Far East at end RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA By Herbert A. Giles CONTENTS RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT CHINA CHAPTER I THE ANCIENT FAITH CHAPTER II CONFUCIANISM CHAPTER III TAOISM CHAPTER IV MATERIALISM CHAPTER V BUDDHISM AND OTHER RELIGIONS CHRONOLOGICAL SYLLABUS SELECTED WORKS BEARING ON THE RELIGIONS OF CHINA CHINA AND THE CHINESE By Herbert Allen Giles CONTENTS LECTURE I THE CHINESE LANGUAGE Its Importance-?Its Difficulty-?The Colloquial-?Dialects-?"Mandarin"-?Absence of Grammar-?Illustrations-?Pidgin-English-?Scarcity of Vocables-?The Tones-?Coupled Words-?The Written Language-?The Indicators-?Picture Characters-?Pictures of Ideas-?The Phonetics-?Some Faulty Analyses ... 3 LECTURE II A CHINESE LIBRARY The Cambridge (Eng.) Library-?(A) The Confucian Canon-?(B) Dynastic History-?The "Historical Record"-?The "Mirror of History"-?Biography-?Encyclopædias-?How arranged-?Collections of Reprints-?The Imperial Statutes-?The Penal Code-?(C) Geography-?Topography-?An Old Volume-?Account of Strange Nations-?(D) Poetry-?Novels-?Romance of the Three Kingdoms-?Plays-?(E) Dictionaries-?The Concordance-?Its Arrangement-?Imperial Catalogue-?Senior Classics ... 37 [viii]LECTURE III DEMOCRATIC CHINA The Emperor-?Provincial Government-?Circuits-?Prefectures-?Magistracies-?Headboroughs-?The People-?The Magistrate-?Other Provincial Officials-?The Prefect-?The Intendant of Circuit (Tao-t'ai)-?Viceroy and Governor-?Taxation-?Mencius on "the People"-?Personal Liberty-?New Imposts-?Combination-?Illustrations ... 73 LECTURE IV CHINA AND ANCIENT GREECE Relative Values of Chinese and Greek in Mental and Moral Training-?Lord Granville-?Wên T'ien-hsiang-?Han Yü-?An Emperor-?A Land of Opposites-?Coincidences between Chinese and Greek Civilisations-?The Question of Greek Influence-?Greek Words in Chinese-?Coincidences in Chinese and Western Literature-?Students of Chinese wanted ... 107 LECTURE V TAOISM Religions in China-?What is Tao?-?Lao Tzu-?The Tao Tê Ching-?Its Claims-?The Philosophy of Lao Tzu-?-Developed by Chuang Tzu-?His View of Tao-?A Taoist Poet-?Symptoms of Decay-?The Elixir of Life-?Alchemy-?The Black Art-?[ix]Struggle between Buddhism and Taoism-?They borrow from One Another-?The Corruption of Tao-?Its Last State ... 141 LECTURE VI SOME CHINESE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS Origin of the Queue-?Social Life-?An Eyeglass-?Street Etiquette-?Guest and Host-?The Position of Women-?Infanticide-?Training and Education of Women-?The Wife's Status-?Ancestral Worship-?Widows-?Foot-binding-?Henpecked Husbands-?The Chinaman a Mystery-?Customs vary with Places-?Dog's Flesh-?Substitutes at Executions-?Doctors-?Conclusion ... 175 INDEX STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO Translated And Annotated By Herbert A. Giles In Two Volumes, Vol. I. CONTENTS. Introduction. Vol. I., pp. xiii-xxxii. STORIES. Vol. I. PAGE Vol. II. PAGE Adulteration Punished — 332 Alchemist, The — 313 Boat-girl Bride, The — 149 Boatmen of Lao-lung, The — 348 Boon Companion, The 165 — Bribery and Corruption — 170 Buddhist Priest of Ch'ang-ch'ing, The 22 — Buddhist Priests, Arrival of — 231 Butterfly's Revenge, The — 289 Carrying a Corpse — 181 Cattle Plague, The — 253 Censor in Purgatory, The — 238 Chang Pu-liang — 177 Chang's Transformation 237 — Chou K'o-ch'ang and his Ghost — 106 Clay Image, The — 276 Cloth Merchant, The — 127 Collecting Subscriptions — 220 Considerate Husband, The 158 — Country of the Cave Men, The 397 — Courage Tested — 116 Cruelty Avenged — 267 Dead Priest, The — 247 Death by Laughing 352 — Disembodied Friend, The — 119 Dishonesty Punished — 279 Doctor, The — 290 Donkey's Revenge, The — 64 Dr. Tsêng's Dream 387 — Dreaming Honours — 327 Dutch Carpet, The — 179 Dwarf, A 224 — Earthquake, An — 263 Elephants and the Lion, The — 343 Engaged to a Nun 262 — Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel 1 — Faithful Dog, The — 261 Faithful Gander, The — 342 Faithless Widow, The — 39 Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory — 284 Fêng-shui — 322 Fight with the Foxes, The 251 — Fighting Cricket, The — 17 Fighting Quails, The 66 — Fisherman and his Friend, The — 197 Flood, A 350 — Flower-nymphs, The 285 — Flying Cow, The — 249 Foot-ball on the Tung-t'ing Lake 408 — Foreign Priests 343 — Fortune-hunter Punished, The — 272 Forty Strings of Cash, The — 211 Friendship with Foxes — 300 Gambler's Talisman, The 419 — Grateful Dog, The — 308 Great Rat, The — 303 Great Test, The — 310 Hidden Treasure, The — 345 His Father's Ghost — 142 Hsiang-ju's Misfortunes 225 — Husband Punished, The 422 — Incorrupt Official, The — 358 Infernal Regions, In the — 95 Ingratitude Punished — 138 Injustice of Heaven, The — 111 Invisible Priest, The — 235 Jen Hsiu, The Gambler 196 — Joining the Immortals 53 — Jonah, A Chinese — 176 Judge Lu 92 — Justice for Rebels — 184 Killing a Serpent — 190 King, The 257 — Life Prolonged — 273 Lingering Death, The — 325 Little Chu 143 — Lo-ch'a Country and the Sea Market, The — 1 Lost Brother, The 203 — Mad Priest, The — 282 Magic Mirror, The — 114 Magic Path, The — 36 Magic Sword, The 124 — Magical Arts 47 — Magnanimous Girl, The 160 — Making Animals — 265 Man who was changed into a Crow, The 278 — Man who was thrown down a Well, The 365 — Marriage Lottery, The 428 — Marriage of the Fox's Daughter, The 26 — Marriage of the Virgin Goddess, The — 257 Master-thief, The 347 — Metempsychosis — 207 "Mirror and Listen" Trick, The — 251 Miss Chiao-no 33 — Miss Lien-hsiang, The Fox-girl 168 — Miss Quarta Hu 152 — Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl 106 — Mr. Tung; or, Virtue Rewarded — 244 Mr. Willow and the Locusts — 242 Mysterious Head, The — 135 Painted Skin, The 76 — Painted Wall, The 9 — Performing Mice, The 218 — Perseverance Rewarded 186 — Picture Horse, The — 286 Pious Surgeon, The — 351 Planchette — 295 Planting a Pear-tree 14 — Playing at Hanging 354 — Priest's Warning, The — 205 Princess Lily, The — 56 Princess of the Tung-t'ing Lake — 43 Quarrelsome Brothers, The 313 — Raising the Dead — 318 Rat Wife, The 355 — Resuscitated Corpse, The — 193 Rip van Winkle, A Chinese — 85 Roc, The — 340 Salt Smuggler, The — 215 Saving Life — 213 Sea-serpent, The — 113 Self-punished Murderer, The 345 — She-wolf and the Herd-boys, The — 330 Shui-mang Plant, The 136 — Singing Frogs, The 217 — Singular case of Ophthalmia — 102 Singular Verdict — 307 Sisters, The 336 — Smelling Essays — 139 Snow in Summer — 294 Solomon, A Chinese — 335 Solomon, Another — 355 Spirit of the Hills, The — 137 Spirits of the Po-yang Lake, The — 109 Spiritualistic Séances — 131 Stolen Eyes, The — 233 Strange Companion, A — 130 Stream of Cash, The — 110 Supernatural Wife, A — 166 Taking Revenge — 25 Talking Pupils, The 5 — Ta-nan in Search of his Father 296 — Taoist Devotee, A — 183 Taoist Miracles — 226 Taoist Priest, A 246 — Taoist Priest of Lao-shan, The 17 — Theft of the Peach — 186 Three Genii, The 214 — Three States of Existence, The — 90 Thunder God, The 413 — Tiger Guest, The 330 — Tiger of Chao-ch'êng, The 219 — Tipsy Turtle, The — 28 Trader's Son, The 85 — Two Brides, The — 158 Unjust Sentence, The — 80 Virtuous Daughter-in-law, The 374 — Wei-ch'i Devil, The — 268 Wine Insect, The — 259 Wolf Dream, The — 73 Wolves — 305 Wonderful Stone, The 306 — Young Gentleman who couldn't spell, The 326 — Young Lady of the Tung-t'ing Lake, The 271 — Appendix A " B — 361 — 389 STRANGE STORIES FROM ACHINESE STUDIO Translated And Annotated By Herbert A. Giles In Two Volumes, Vol. II. CONTENTS. Introduction. Vol. I., pp. xiii-xxxii. STORIES. Vol. I. PAGE Vol. II. PAGE Adulteration Punished — 332 Alchemist, The — 313 Boat-girl Bride, The — 149 Boatmen of Lao-lung, The — 348 Boon Companion, The 165 — Bribery and Corruption — 170 Buddhist Priest of Ch'ang-ch'ing, The 22 — Buddhist Priests, Arrival of — 231 Butterfly's Revenge, The — 289 Carrying a Corpse — 181 Cattle Plague, The — 253 Censor in Purgatory, The — 238 Chang Pu-liang — 177 Chang's Transformation 237 — Chou K'o-ch'ang and his Ghost — 106 Clay Image, The — 276 Cloth Merchant, The — 127 Collecting Subscriptions — 220 Considerate Husband, The 158 — Country of the Cave Men, The 397 — Courage Tested — 116 Cruelty Avenged — 267 Dead Priest, The — 247 Death by Laughing 352 — Disembodied Friend, The — 119 Dishonesty Punished — 279 Doctor, The — 290 Donkey's Revenge, The — 64 Dr. Tsêng's Dream 387 — Dreaming Honours — 327 Dutch Carpet, The — 179 Dwarf, A 224 — Earthquake, An — 263 Elephants and the Lion, The — 343 Engaged to a Nun 262 — Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel 1 — Faithful Dog, The — 261 Faithful Gander, The — 342 Faithless Widow, The — 39 Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory — 284 Fêng-shui — 322 Fight with the Foxes, The 251 — Fighting Cricket, The — 17 Fighting Quails, The 66 — Fisherman and his Friend, The — 197 Flood, A 350 — Flower-nymphs, The 285 — Flying Cow, The — 249 Foot-ball on the Tung-t'ing Lake 408 — Foreign Priests 343 — Fortune-hunter Punished, The — 272 Forty Strings of Cash, The — 211 Friendship with Foxes — 300 Gambler's Talisman, The 419 — Grateful Dog, The — 308 Great Rat, The — 303 Great Test, The — 310 Hidden Treasure, The — 345 His Father's Ghost — 142 Hsiang-ju's Misfortunes 225 — Husband Punished, The 422 — Incorrupt Official, The — 358 Infernal Regions, In the — 95 Ingratitude Punished — 138 Injustice of Heaven, The — 111 Invisible Priest, The — 235 Jen Hsiu, The Gambler 196 — Joining the Immortals 53 — Jonah, A Chinese — 176 Judge Lu 92 — Justice for Rebels — 184 Killing a Serpent — 190 King, The 257 — Life Prolonged — 273 Lingering Death, The — 325 Little Chu 143 — Lo-ch'a Country and the Sea Market, The — 1 Lost Brother, The 203 — Mad Priest, The — 282 Magic Mirror, The — 114 Magic Path, The — 36 Magic Sword, The 124 — Magical Arts 47 — Magnanimous Girl, The 160 — Making Animals — 265 Man who was changed into a Crow, The 278 — Man who was thrown down a Well, The 365 — Marriage Lottery, The 428 — Marriage of the Fox's Daughter, The 26 — Marriage of the Virgin Goddess, The — 257 Master-thief, The 347 — Metempsychosis — 207 "Mirror and Listen" Trick, The — 251 Miss Chiao-no 33 — Miss Lien-hsiang, The Fox-girl 168 — Miss Quarta Hu 152 — Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl 106 — Mr. Tung; or, Virtue Rewarded — 244 Mr. Willow and the Locusts — 242 Mysterious Head, The — 135 Painted Skin, The 76 — Painted Wall, The 9 — Performing Mice, The 218 — Perseverance Rewarded 186 — Picture Horse, The — 286 Pious Surgeon, The — 351 Planchette — 295 Planting a Pear-tree 14 — Playing at Hanging 354 — Priest's Warning, The — 205 Princess Lily, The — 56 Princess of the Tung-t'ing Lake — 43 Quarrelsome Brothers, The 313 — Raising the Dead — 318 Rat Wife, The 355 — Resuscitated Corpse, The — 193 Rip van Winkle, A Chinese — 85 Roc, The — 340 Salt Smuggler, The — 215 Saving Life — 213 Sea-serpent, The — 113 Self-punished Murderer, The 345 — She-wolf and the Herd-boys, The — 330 Shui-mang Plant, The 136 — Singing Frogs, The 217 — Singular case of Ophthalmia — 102 Singular Verdict — 307 Sisters, The 336 — Smelling Essays — 139 Snow in Summer — 294 Solomon, A Chinese — 335 Solomon, Another — 355 Spirit of the Hills, The — 137 Spirits of the Po-yang Lake, The — 109 Spiritualistic Séances — 131 Stolen Eyes, The — 233 Strange Companion, A — 130 Stream of Cash, The — 110 Supernatural Wife, A — 166 Taking Revenge — 25 Talking Pupils, The 5 — Ta-nan in Search of his Father 296 — Taoist Devotee, A — 183 Taoist Miracles — 226 Taoist Priest, A 246 — Taoist Priest of Lao-shan, The 17 — Theft of the Peach — 186 Three Genii, The 214 — Three States of Existence, The — 90 Thunder God, The 413 — Tiger Guest, The 330 — Tiger of Chao-ch'êng, The 219 — Tipsy Turtle, The — 28 Trader's Son, The 85 — Two Brides, The — 158 Unjust Sentence, The — 80 Virtuous Daughter-in-law, The 374 — Wei-ch'i Devil, The — 268 Wine Insect, The — 259 Wolf Dream, The — 73 Wolves — 305 Wonderful Stone, The 306 — Young Gentleman who couldn't spell, The 326 — Young Lady of the Tung-t'ing Lake, The 271 — Appendix A " B — 361 — 389 A HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE By Herbert A. Giles CONTENTS BOOK THE FIRST—THE FEUDAL PERIOD (B.C. 600-200) CHAP. PAGE I. LEGENDARY AGES—EARLY CHINESE CIVILISATION—ORIGIN OF WRITING 3 II. CONFUCIUS—THE FIVE CLASSICS 7 III. THE FOUR BOOKS—MENCIUS 32 IV. MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS 43 V. POETRY—INSCRIPTIONS 50 VI. TAOISM—THE "TAO-TÊ-CHING" 56 BOOK THE SECOND—THE HAN DYNASTY (B.C. 200-A.D. 200) I. THE "FIRST EMPEROR"—THE BURNING OF THE BOOKS—MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS 77 II. POETRY 97 III. HISTORY—LEXICOGRAPHY 102 IV. BUDDHISM 110 BOOK THE THIRD—MINOR DYNASTIES (A.D. 200-600) I. POETRY—MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE 119 II. CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP 137 BOOK THE FOURTH—THE T'ANG DYNASTY (A.D. 600-900) I. POETRY 143 [viii]II. CLASSICAL AND GENERAL LITERATURE 189 BOOK THE FIFTH—THE SUNG DYNASTY (A.D. 900-1200) I. THE INVENTION OF BLOCK-PRINTING 209 II. HISTORY—CLASSICAL AND GENERAL LITERATURE 212 III. POETRY 232 IV. DICTIONARIES—ENCYCLOPÆDIAS—MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE 238 BOOK THE SIXTH—THE MONGOL DYNASTY (A.D. 1200-1368) I. MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE—POETRY 247 II. THE DRAMA 256 III. THE NOVEL 276 BOOK THE SEVENTH—THE MING DYNASTY (A.D. 1368-1644) I. MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE—MATERIA MEDICA—ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF AGRICULTURE 291 II. NOVELS AND PLAYS 309 III. POETRY 329 BOOK THE EIGHTH—THE MANCHU DYNASTY (A.D. 1644-1900) I. THE "LIAO CHAI"—THE "HUNG LOU MÊNG" 337 II. THE EMPERORS K'ANG HSI AND CH'IEN LUNG 385 III. CLASSICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE—POETRY 391 IV. WALL LITERATURE—JOURNALISM—WIT AND HUMOUR—PROVERBS AND MAXIMS 425 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 441 INDEX 443

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