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World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific

This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part I include China, Korea, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific. - Summary by Sonia Cast list for The Sorrows of Han: Emperor: Nemo Lady/Princess: Eva Davis Attendant: ToddHW Envoy: SaraHale President of the Council: Tomas Peter Narrator: Sonia Cast list for Ribs and Skin: Rector: Nemo Curate: Eva Davis First Parishioner: Tomas Peter Second Parishioner: ToddHW Third Parishioner: SaraHale Narrator: Sonia (18 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa, Thibet, Photograph, Frontispice

Publisher's note

Introduction, by Eva March Tappan

China Part I: In the earliest days: historical note

Shun of Yu who controlled the floods, by Confucius

China Part II: Confucius and his age: historical note

The story of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis

A visit to a temple of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis

Some of the proverbs of Confucius

Manners and customs of Confucius's day, by Rev. William Speer

Mencius, by S. Wells Williams

A story of Mencius, by Unknown

Proverbs of Mencius

China Part III: Times of change and confusion: historical note

The strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti, by Rev. Charles Gützlaff

The rule of the Hans, by Rev. William Speer

Rakan feeding the hungry spirit, Chinese painting, p. 52

The three religions, by W. A. P. Martin

Dream and reality, a Buddhist story, by Chuang Tzu

Mulan, the maiden chief, by Unknown

The prodigal emperor Wang-Ti, by Rounsevelle Wildman

China Part IV: The Augustan age: historical note

Tai-Tsung the Good, by Rev. William Speer

The rule of the empress Wu, by S. Wells Williams

The founding of Han-Lin College, by Rev. William Speer

The binding of feet, by Rev. William Speer

Printing, by Rev. William Speer

China Part V: The coming of the Tartars: historical note

The Tartars and their customs, by Marco Polo

The Chinese theater, by Archibald Little

The sorrows of Han, by Unknown

Jenghiz Khan, the 'perfect warrior', by D. Petis de la Croix

Jenghiz Khan captures Peking, by D. Petis de la Croix

The dirge of Jenghiz Khan, by Unknown

China Part VI: Stories of the great Khan: historical note

The palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc (Peking), by Marco Polo

How the great Khan ate his dinner, by Marco Polo

How Kublai Khan went a-hunting, by Marco Polo

How the Khan sent his messages, by Marco Polo

The King's Messenger, by Chuang Tzu

The Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city, by Marco Polo

A Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century, by Marco Polo

The Peking Observatory, photograph, p. 128

China Part VII: Chinese fables and tales: historical note

The boy philosopher, by Unknown

The elixir of life, by Unknown

The tiger and the monkey, by Unknown

Was he the only cheat?, by Unknown

The appeal of Lady Chang

The soul of the great bell, by Lafcadio Hearn

China Part VIII: The coming of the missionaries: historical note

An enterprising missionary, by John of Corvino

The woman with the cross, by Mendez Pinto

The worship of ancestors, by W. A. P. Martin

Teaching science to the emperor, by Père du Halde

The emperor and the musician, by Père du Halde

The man who was afraid of becoming a horse, by Père du Halde

How the bonzes got the ducks, by Père Le Comte

A visit to a Lama, by Père Gerbillon

China Part IX: The first two centuries of Manchu rule: historical note

The coming of the Kalmucks, by Thomas de Quincey

Chinese punishments, by Père du Halde

The temple of Heaven, Peking, photograph, p. 186

Why the Chinaman wears a queue, by William Elliot Griffis

How the Chinese received the first English ambassador, by Charles Gützlaff

Opium-eaters, by William Speer

A 'Boston tea-party' in China, by William Speer

What the Chinese thought about the English, by Unknown

How the 'Arrow War' began, by W. A. P. Martin

Receiving the yellow jacket, by A. Egmont Hake

China Part X: Language, schools, and examinations: historical note

The Mandarin language, by Père du Halde

How Chinese children learn to read, by Père du Halde

When I went to school in China, by Yan Phou Lee

A child's first lesson, by Unknown

Civil-service examinations in China, by W. A. P. Martin

Questions from a civil-service examination

China Part XI: In recent years: historical note

War between China and Japan, by W. A. P. Martin

The adventures of Yao Chen-Yuan

When the allies entered Pekin, by Pierre Loti

A diplomatic correspondence between the United States and China

The republic of China

Korea: historical note

A grain shop in Korea, photograph, p. 264

When Hideyoshi invaded Korea, by Homer B. Hulbert

Japan Part I: In ancient times: historical note

Jimmu Tenno, the first mikado of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis

The Japanese story-teller, by Sir Edwin Arnold

The fisher-boy Urashima, by Unknown

Social life in Kioto, by William Elliot Griffis

The story of Yoshitsune, by Yei Theodora Ozaki

Three Japanese poems, translated by Frederick Victor Dickins

The great Buddha of Kamakura, photograph, p. 318

Japan Part II: The rule of the Shoguns: historical note

The great Khan Kublai invades Japan, by Marco Polo

The coming of Will Adams to Japan, by Will Adams

Long spears or short spears, by Walter Dening

How a man became a god, by Lafcadio Hearn

Ribs and skin, by Unknown

How it would feel to be a Shinto god, by Lafcadio Hearn

Interior of a Japanese temple, photograph p. 368

Tadasuke, the Japanese Solomon, by Walter Dening

The sword of Japan, by Sir Edwin Arnold

Japan Part III: Some curious customs: historical note

A Japanese dinner party, by Sir Edwin Arnold

How Japanese ladies go shopping, by Alice M. Bacon

An incense party, by Sir Edwin Arnold

A Japanese house, by Basil Hall Chamberlain

Thinking out a garden, by Mortimer Menpes

A stone gateway, photograph p. 418

An artist in flowers, by Mortimer Menpes

How a Japanese paints, by Mortimer Menpes

How to talk politely in Japan, by Percival Lowell

Japan Part IV: The awakening of Japan: historical note

When Commodore Perry landed in Japan, by Francis L. Hawks

The president's letter, by Townsend Harris

The schools of old Japan, by Francis Ottiwell Adams

How to learn Japanese, by Rev. M. L. Gordon

The attack upon Port Arthur, by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai

Japan Part V: Little stories of Japan: historical note

Japanese politeness, by Mortimer Menpes

How the shopkeeper lost his queue, by Lafcadio Hearn

Fuji-Yama, photograph, p. 462

The cherry tree of the sixteenth day, by Lafcadio Hearn

Japanese children and their games, by Sir Edwin Arnold

Islands of the Pacific: historical note

The first Australian colonists, by W. H. Lang

Gold, gold, gold!, by W. H. Lang

The missionary and the cannibals, by Reginald Horsley

Hot-water basins, New Zealand, photograph, p. 502

The story of Pitcairn Island, by Anonymous

The last voyage of Captain Cook, by Charles C. B. Seymour

The vengeance of the goddess Pele, by Kalakaua

Father Damien, the missionary to the lepers, by John C. Lambert

A visit to Aguinaldo, by Edwin Wildman

Preparing our Moros for government, by R. L. Bullard

Baro Buddor, an ancient temple of Java, photograph, p. 562

Detail of temple at Bramabanan, photograph p. 562

A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo, by William Henry Furness, third