The Chinese Speaker: Readings in Modern Mandarin, Parts I/IV by Evan Morgan - 1916

Shanghai: Christian Literature Society and Kelly and Walsh, 1916. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text in English and Chinese. Original blue cloth boards with black titles on front and spine. Cover title in Chinese (Guan Hua Hui Bian) and in English (The Chinese Speaker: Readings in Modern Mandarin). Slight wear to spine head, foot, cover corners and edges. Front cover slightly soiled. A few pale foxing. Hinges cracked but holding. Internally clean, tight and very good. An important Chinese language study book for missionaries in China to understand and learn Chinese in the 20th century. Contents: I.Text and translation. II.Untranslated passages. III.Annotations and vocabulary. IV.Philological matters. Involves China's politics, economy, education, social improvement, morality, religion, military and many other aspects. "Primarily these passages have been selected for the Mandarin: but indirectly the subject matter too has been kept in View. The subjects are all up to date dealing with what is vital and pressing in life. These cannot but be of great interest to the enquiring student. Thus there will be found in these pages many views of life in its various aspects, many phases of thought, and traditional ideas that cannot fail to strike the reader as unique and original", as written in the preface by the author. Evan Morgan (1860-1941) was a British scholar and missionary in China. He published a number of books including "A guide to Wenli styles and Chinese ideals", "Colloquial sentences with new terms : Chinese and English texts", "Chinese new terms : with English translations, classifications, introduction and indexes", "The new Chinese speaker", etc. Size: 7.7X10.3X1.3 inches 403 pages.