Chinese Sketches

About this film

LibriVox recording of Chinese Sketches by Herbert Allen Giles. Read in English by MaryAnn Spiegel. 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. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (136MB)

Directors & creators

Herbert Allen Giles

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;literature; children; culture; women; Christianity; suicide; medicine; etiquette; new year; money; torture; gambling; Predestination; superstition; theft; journalism; funeral; jurisprudence; postal service; opium; emperor; dentistry; loan society; guild; pawnbroker; slang; fortune telling; buddhist priest; lantern festival; lying; feng shui; inquest

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