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The World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific - Eva March Tappan

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
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Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa, Thibet, Photograph, FrontispicePublisher's noteIntroduction, by Eva March TappanChina Part I: In the earliest days: historical noteShun of Yu who controlled the floods, by ConfuciusChina Part II: Confucius and his age: historical noteThe story of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. LoomisA visit to a temple of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. LoomisSome of the proverbs of ConfuciusManners and customs of Confucius's day, by Rev. William SpeerMencius, by S. Wells WilliamsA story of Mencius, by UnknownProverbs of MenciusChina Part III: Times of change and confusion: historical noteThe strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti, by Rev. Charles GützlaffThe rule of the Hans, by Rev. William SpeerRakan feeding the hungry spirit, Chinese painting, p. 52The three religions, by W. A. P. MartinDream and reality, a Buddhist story, by Chuang TzuMulan, the maiden chief, by UnknownThe prodigal emperor Wang-Ti, by Rounsevelle WildmanChina Part IV: The Augustan age: historical noteTai-Tsung the Good, by Rev. William SpeerThe rule of the empress Wu, by S. Wells WilliamsThe founding of Han-Lin College, by Rev. William SpeerThe binding of feet, by Rev. William SpeerPrinting, by Rev. William SpeerChina Part V: The coming of the Tartars: historical noteThe Tartars and their customs, by Marco PoloThe Chinese theater, by Archibald LittleThe sorrows of Han, by UnknownJenghiz Khan, the 'perfect warrior', by D. Petis de la CroixJenghiz Khan captures Peking, by D. Petis de la CroixThe dirge of Jenghiz Khan, by UnknownChina Part VI: Stories of the great Khan: historical noteThe palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc (Peking), by Marco PoloHow the great Khan ate his dinner, by Marco PoloHow Kublai Khan went a-hunting, by Marco PoloHow the Khan sent his messages, by Marco PoloThe King's Messenger, by Chuang TzuThe Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city, by Marco PoloA Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century, by Marco PoloThe Peking Observatory, photograph, p. 128China Part VII: Chinese fables and tales: historical noteThe boy philosopher, by UnknownThe elixir of life, by UnknownThe tiger and the monkey, by UnknownWas he the only cheat?, by UnknownThe appeal of Lady ChangThe soul of the great bell, by Lafcadio HearnChina Part VIII: The coming of the missionaries: historical noteAn enterprising missionary, by John of CorvinoThe woman with the cross, by Mendez PintoThe worship of ancestors, by W. A. P. MartinTeaching science to the emperor, by Père du HaldeThe emperor and the musician, by Père du HaldeThe man who was afraid of becoming a horse, by Père du HaldeHow the bonzes got the ducks, by Père Le ComteA visit to a Lama, by Père GerbillonChina Part IX: The first two centuries of Manchu rule: historical noteThe coming of the Kalmucks, by Thomas de QuinceyChinese punishments, by Père du HaldeThe temple of Heaven, Peking, photograph, p. 186Why the Chinaman wears a queue, by William Elliot GriffisHow the Chinese received the first English ambassador, by Charles GützlaffOpium-eaters, by William SpeerA 'Boston tea-party' in China, by William SpeerWhat the Chinese thought about the English, by UnknownHow the 'Arrow War' began, by W. A. P. MartinReceiving the yellow jacket, by A. Egmont HakeChina Part X: Language, schools, and examinations: historical noteThe Mandarin language, by Père du HaldeHow Chinese children learn to read, by Père du HaldeWhen I went to school in China, by Yan Phou LeeA child's first lesson, by UnknownCivil-service examinations in China, by W. A. P. MartinQuestions from a civil-service examinationChina Part XI: In recent years: historical noteWar between China and Japan, by W. A. P. MartinThe adventures of Yao Chen-YuanWhen the allies entered Pekin, by Pierre LotiA diplomatic correspondence between the United States and ChinaThe republic of ChinaKorea: historical noteA grain shop in Korea, photograph, p. 264When Hideyoshi invaded Korea, by Homer B. HulbertJapan Part I: In ancient times: historical noteJimmu Tenno, the first mikado of Japan, by William Elliot GriffisThe Japanese story-teller, by Sir Edwin ArnoldThe fisher-boy Urashima, by UnknownSocial life in Kioto, by William Elliot GriffisThe story of Yoshitsune, by Yei Theodora OzakiThree Japanese poems, translated by Frederick Victor DickinsThe great Buddha of Kamakura, photograph, p. 318Japan Part II: The rule of the Shoguns: historical noteThe great Khan Kublai invades Japan, by Marco PoloThe coming of Will Adams to Japan, by Will AdamsLong spears or short spears, by Walter DeningHow a man became a god, by Lafcadio HearnRibs and skin, by UnknownHow it would feel to be a Shinto god, by Lafcadio HearnInterior of a Japanese temple, photograph p. 368Tadasuke, the Japanese Solomon, by Walter DeningThe sword of Japan, by Sir Edwin ArnoldJapan Part III: Some curious customs: historical noteA Japanese dinner party, by Sir Edwin ArnoldHow Japanese ladies go shopping, by Alice M. BaconAn incense party, by Sir Edwin ArnoldA Japanese house, by Basil Hall ChamberlainThinking out a garden, by Mortimer MenpesA stone gateway, photograph p. 418An artist in flowers, by Mortimer MenpesHow a Japanese paints, by Mortimer MenpesHow to talk politely in Japan, by Percival LowellJapan Part IV: The awakening of Japan: historical noteWhen Commodore Perry landed in Japan, by Francis L. HawksThe president's letter, by Townsend HarrisThe schools of old Japan, by Francis Ottiwell AdamsHow to learn Japanese, by Rev. M. L. GordonThe attack upon Port Arthur, by Lieutenant Tadayoshi SakuraiJapan Part V: Little stories of Japan: historical noteJapanese politeness, by Mortimer MenpesHow the shopkeeper lost his queue, by Lafcadio HearnFuji-Yama, photograph, p. 462The cherry tree of the sixteenth day, by Lafcadio HearnJapanese children and their games, by Sir Edwin ArnoldIslands of the Pacific: historical noteThe first Australian colonists, by W. H. LangGold, gold, gold!, by W. H. LangThe missionary and the cannibals, by Reginald HorsleyHot-water basins, New Zealand, photograph, p. 502The story of Pitcairn Island, by AnonymousThe last voyage of Captain Cook, by Charles C. B. SeymourThe vengeance of the goddess Pele, by KalakauaFather Damien, the missionary to the lepers, by John C. LambertA visit to Aguinaldo, by Edwin WildmanPreparing our Moros for government, by R. L. BullardBaro Buddor, an ancient temple of Java, photograph, p. 562Detail of temple at Bramabanan, photograph p. 562A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo, by William Henry Furness, third
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