Download or read book Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Herbert A. Giles and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio, Vol. 1 of 2 I. - Personal. - The public has, perhaps, a right to be made acquainted with the title under which I, an unknown writer, come forward as the translator of a difficult Chinese work. In the spring of 1867 I began the study of Chinese at H.B.M.'s Legation, Peking, under an implied promise, in a despatch from the then Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that successful efforts would be rewarded by proportionately rapid advancement in the service of which I was a member. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.