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Chinese Sketches

Herbert Allen Giles

Herbert Giles was in the diplomatic service in China from 1867 to 1893. His frank observations on Chinese culture and people form the basis of these short essays, published in 1876. On his retirement, he returned to England and served as the Chair of Chinese at Cambridge for 35 years.

Year of Publication: 1876Genres: Essays & Short Works , Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Running Time: 04 hours 56 minutes 50 seconds
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1
The Nights
Preface
MaryAnn
1:43
2
The Nights
Death of an Emperor
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13:46
3
The Nights
The Position of Women
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6:21
4
The Nights
Etiquette
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6:02
5
The Nights
Etiquette No. II
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4:57
6
The Nights
Literature
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6:10
7
The Nights
Educational Literature
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4:53
8
The Nights
Dentistry
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7:14
9
The Nights
Medical Science
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6:37
10
The Nights
Medical Science No. II
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6:11
11
The Nights
Loan Societies
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5:06
12
The Nights
Guilds
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6:47
13
The Nights
Pawnbrokers
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7:05
14
The Nights
Postal Service
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6:18
15
The Nights
Slang
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7:54
16
The Nights
Fortune-Telling
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5:53
17
The Nights
Games and Gambling
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7:22
18
The Nights
Jurisprudence
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5:07
19
The Nights
Jurisprudence No. II
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8:39
20
The Nights
Buddhist Priests
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5:15
21
The Nights
Respect for the Written Character
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5:35
22
The Nights
Superstition
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5:36
23
The Nights
Natural Phenomena
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5:16
24
The Nights
Celebration of the New Year
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7:45
25
The Nights
The Feast of Lanterns
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4:58
26
The Nights
Opium Smoking
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9:34
27
The Nights
Thieving
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7:13
28
The Nights
Lying
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9:29
29
The Nights
Suicide
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6:12
30
The Nights
Torture
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15:04
31
The Nights
Feng-Shui
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6:23
32
The Nights
Money
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6:39
33
The Nights
A Dinner-Party
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7:23
34
The Nights
Female Children
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5:32
35
The Nights
Travel
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4:59
36
The Nights
Predestination
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5:26
37
The Nights
Journalism
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6:38
38
The Nights
Funerals
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5:10
39
The Nights
Inquests
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19:50
40
The Nights
Inquests No. II
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7:13
41
The Nights
Christianity
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6:04
42
The Nights
Anti-Christian Lyrics
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7:47
43
The Nights
Conclusion
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1:44

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