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My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard

"I hope that this book, based on letters shown me many years after they were written, will give a faint idea of the life of a Chinese lady. The story is told in two series of letters conceived to be written by Kwei-li, the wife of a very high Chinese official, [the first series were written] to her husband when he accompanied his master, Prince Chung, on his trip around the world." The second series of letters were written 25 years later to Kwei-li's mother-in-law as China faces revolution and political intrigue. "They are, therefore, the letters of the present-day Chinese woman of the old school, a woman who had by education and environment exceptional opportunities to learn of the modern world, but who, like every Eastern woman, clings with almost desperate tenacity to the traditions and customs of her race." (Summary by MaryAnn with material from the Preface)

Year of Publication: Genres: Epistolary Fiction , Family Life

Running Time: 05 hours 02 minutes 18 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Author's Note and Preface MaryAnn	7:19
2	Part 1 Letters 1 - 5 MaryAnn	18:41
3	Part 1 Letters 6 - 10 MaryAnn	24:09
4	Part 1 Letters 11 - 16 MaryAnn	22:50
5	Part 1 Letters 17 - 25 MaryAnn	17:05
6	Part 1 Letters 26 - 39 MaryAnn	20:51
7	Part 2 Preface and Letters 1 - 2 MaryAnn	21:55
8	Part 2 Letters 3 - 5 MaryAnn	27:01
9	Part 2 Letters 6 - 9 MaryAnn	29:59
10	Part 2 Letters 10 - 11 MaryAnn	14:56
11	Part 2 Letters 12 - 13 MaryAnn	18:58
12	Part 2 Letters 14 - 15 MaryAnn	19:37
13	Part 2 Letters 16 - 17 MaryAnn	17:41
14	Part 2 Letters 18 - 20 MaryAnn	17:59
15	Part 2 Letters 21 - 32 MaryAnn	23:17