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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Political Obstacles to Missionary Success in ChinaBut if not their doctrines, then it is some thing else that brings down Chinese vengeance upon the missions, and that something is not far to seek. It is writ large over the whole history of mission work in China, so that he that runs may read it. What the Chinese object to in foreign missions, and will resist to the death, is their political pretensions, apply ing the adjectiv...

Excerpt from China and ChristianityA publication which meets but qualified approval from esteemed friends may be thought to stand in need of an Apology.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the origin...

Excerpt from The Englishman in China, Vol. 1: During the Victorian EraA copious and facile writer, he has left singularly little in the way of personal history. The only journal he seems ever to have kept was consigned by him to oblivion, a few early dates and remarks having alone been rescued. When in recent years he was approached by friends on the subject of auto biography, he was wont to reply, My life is in my work, by that I am content t...

Excerpt from The Siberian Overland Route: From Peking to Petersburg, Through the Deserts and Steppes of Mongolia, Tartary, &C, My thanks are due to various friends for useful hints, con firming and correcting my own Observations but I am especially indebted for some valuable notes on Siberia, its social phenomena, gold mines, &c., , to Edwin E. Bishop, Esq., whose long residence in the country, and perfect acquaint ance with the language and c...

Excerpt from Missionaries in ChinaThe friends of the author of the following essay, to whose care it has been intrusted for publication, consider that a few introductory remarks regarding the events which have been the immediate cause of its production may be of use to English readers, whose information regarding the recent riots in China must necessarily be slight and vague. Knowledge of foreign countries, even those with which we have consta...

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Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

About the Book Book about the History of China describe events from the time of the Shang dynasty (1250BC) through the many Chinese dynasties and empires that followed. Eventually, after several Western power interventions, the Republic of China was subjected to Japanese occupation up to 1945, and a subsequent civil war led to Communist control that has persisted to the present day. Titles in this category include: An outline history of China,...

About the Book Books about International Relations are concerned with trade, politics, diplomacy, and law at the level of inter-governmental relations. Titles include: A League of Nations: What are We Fighting For? Democracy Vs. Autocracy, America's Interests as Affected by the European War, An introduction to the study of international relations, British Opium Policy and Its Results to India and China, Chinese Foreign Policy, International ar...

The Siberian overland route from Peking to Petersburg - Through the deserts and steppes of Mongolia, Tartary is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1864. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical wri...

The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, - Through the Deserts and Steppes of Mongolia, Tartary, etc. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1864. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of histori...

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