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  • James Gilmour of Mongolia: His diaries, letters, and reports

    Faith, Sacrifice, and Survival in 19th Century Mongolia

    de James Gilmour ...
    In "James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters, and Reports," readers are offered an intimate glimpse into the life and experiences of a Scottish missionary navigating the frontiers of Mongolia in the late 19th century. The text is a rich tapestry of firsthand accounts, revealing Gilmour's encounters with diverse cultures, his struggles with the vastness of the Gobi Desert, and his heartfelt ... Leer más

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  • Among the Mongols

    de James Gilmour ...
    James Gilmour ( 1843 - 1891) was a Scottish Protestant Christian missionary in China and Mongolia.At the time Gilmour went to the field, Mongolia embraced that vast territory between China proper and Siberia, stretching from the Sea of Japan on the east to Turkestan on the west, and from Asiatic Russia on the north to the Great Wall of China on the south. In the center is the great Gobi Desert.To ... Leer más

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  • Among the Mongols.

    de James Gilmour ...
    Series series Elibron Classics
    This book aims at representing to the western reader whatever is most noteworthy and interesting in the home life, manners and customs, occupations and surroundings, modes of thought, superstitions and religious beliefs and practices of the Mongol tribes who inhabit the eastern portion of the plateau of Central Asia lying between Siberia on the north and China on the south. ... Leer más

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  • Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

    The classic collection of eerie and fantastic Chinese stories of the supernatural

    de Pu Songling ...
    Traducido por Herbert A. Giles ...
    Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century.These tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and fantastic are an excellent Chinese companion to Lafcadio Hearn's well-known collections of Japanese ghost ... Leer más

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  • Korean Folk Tales Part 1 (Illustrated)

    Series Libro 1 - Korean Folk Tales (Illustrated)
    To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which he lives, the following stories will serve as true interpreters, born as they are of the three great religions of the Far East, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. An old manuscript copy of Im Bang's stories came into the hands of the translator, and he gives them ... Leer más

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  • Folk Tales from Korea

    de Zong In-sob ...
    The myths, legends, fairy tales, fables and old novels have, in translation, lost nothing of their immediacy and robust humor, and will alternately shock, delight and amuse the general reader. As folklore, they are indispensable for those who wish to know and understand Korean culture, history, religion, philosophy and even politics and economics. ... Leer más

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  • Romantic Tales from Old Korea

    Korea’s most widely loved romantic tales :Chunhyang and Sim CheongThere are not many old Korean love tales, but everyone knows the story of Chunhyang.In 1892, the first Korean to visit Paris, Hong Jong-u, helped publish a French version of the story of Chunhyang.Titled “Fragrant Springtime” (the meaning of “Chunhyang”), it is the first Korean story ever published in a western language.A couple of ... Leer más

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  • A Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet

    A Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet by Sarat Chandra Das is a remarkable travel and exploration narrative that offers a rare and invaluable glimpse into one of the most secluded regions of the nineteenth-century world. Based on the author's extraordinary expeditions, the work documents his experiences across the rugged landscapes, remote monasteries, and culturally rich regions of Tibet. Blending ... Leer más

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  • KOREAN FOLK TALES - 53 stories from the Korean Penninsula

    In this volume of Korean Folk Tales, you will find 53 stories from the ancient Korean kingdoms of Silla and Balhae. Herein you will find stories like Charan, The Story Of Chang To-Ryong, A Story Of The Fox, Cheung Puk-Chang, The Seer, Yun Se-Pyong, The Wizard, The Wild-Cat Woman and many, many more.These stories have their roots in the equally ancient eastern religions of Taoism, Buddhism and ... Leer más

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  • The Secret History of the Mongols

    And Other Pieces

    de Arthur Waley ...
    First published in 1963. The Secret History (so called merely because it was meant for the Mongols and not for the Chinese,) has been chiefly studied from a learned point of view and its quality as literature and hence its value to the lay reader have been greatly overlooked. The Chinese version has been used, but with constant reference to the Mon ... Leer más

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  • Through China with a Camera

    de John Thomson ...
    Originally published in 1898. INTRODUCTION: Since the time when I made my first journey into Cambodia to examine its ancient cities, it has been my constant endeavour to show how the explorer may add not only to the interest but to the permanent value of his work by the use of photography. To those of my readers interested in photography I may add a note on my method of working. All my negatives ... Leer más

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  • EWA

    Tragic Tale of Korea

    The aim of this book is to represent Korean affairs from the standpoint of the Korean. The writer has endeavored to look through Korean eyes at the acts of foreigners, in their attitude toward Korea, and search for their interpretation from the Korean standpoint; to illustrate the customs of the people and their habits of thought; to show that the Asiatic loves, hates, fears, hopes and sacrifices ... Leer más

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