. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. <rii30Nvso# ^/mainihw^ ^Aavnaii^ ^ILIBRARYftr. *\\UIBRARY0/ ^WEUNIVERS//,. .osrlOS-ANGElfx.; F( A YANKEE ON THE A YANKEE ON THEYANGTZE BEING A NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEYFROM SHANGHAI THROUGH THECENTRAL KINGDOM TO BURMA BY WILLIAM EDGAR GEIL Author of The Isle that is called Patmos Ocean and Isle; Laodicea,or the Story of a Marble Foot. WITH ONE HUNDRED FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS LONDONHODDER AND STOUGHTON 27 PATERNOSTER ROWMCMIV l\ ^s V CONTENTS. Introduction -------- xiiii CHAP
. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. <rii30Nvso# ^/mainihw^ ^Aavnaii^ ^ILIBRARYftr. *\\UIBRARY0/ ^WEUNIVERS//,. .osrlOS-ANGElfx.; F( A YANKEE ON THE A YANKEE ON THEYANGTZE BEING A NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEYFROM SHANGHAI THROUGH THECENTRAL KINGDOM TO BURMA BY WILLIAM EDGAR GEIL Author of The Isle that is called Patmos Ocean and Isle; Laodicea,or the Story of a Marble Foot. WITH ONE HUNDRED FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS LONDONHODDER AND STOUGHTON 27 PATERNOSTER ROWMCMIV l\ ^s V CONTENTS. Introduction -------- xiiii CHAPTER the Yellow from the Blue—Shanghai—Womenin China — Superstitions — Opium — ChineseLearning x CHAPTER II. The Midnight Start—Travelling in Native Style—Chinese Food — Nanking — The ExaminationHall—Curious Features of the Examination—Missionary Work in China - - - - 12 CHAPTER III:Nanking to Hankow— Glory Face —Stale Wit-ticisms Regarding Missionaries—Are Missionsa Success ?—American Guest Rooms—A Visitto the Viceroy, Tuan Fang- 34 CHAPTER King River—From Hankow to Ichang—Riotsand Rebellions in China—Christmas Night—Old Moon and the Yankee Flag - - - 53 CHAPTER V. Through theyankeeonyangtzeb00geil
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