The Mystic Flowery Land: Being a True Account of an Englishman's Travels and Adventures in ChinaLuzac, 1899 - 225 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 26
Page 4
... danger to the head of any unwary pedestrian who might happen to be above the average height . Independent of this , each shop had its own peculiar transparent paper lantern with the proprietor's name painted on in red - red being a ...
... danger to the head of any unwary pedestrian who might happen to be above the average height . Independent of this , each shop had its own peculiar transparent paper lantern with the proprietor's name painted on in red - red being a ...
Page 27
... dangerous case - such a large sum of money hanging in the balance , and perhaps very dangerous criminals being employed by her abductors . So I took the precaution of buying an extra revolver . I could hardly bear to imagine poor Sêou ...
... dangerous case - such a large sum of money hanging in the balance , and perhaps very dangerous criminals being employed by her abductors . So I took the precaution of buying an extra revolver . I could hardly bear to imagine poor Sêou ...
Page 31
... dangerous undertaking , but it was our only chance of effecting a rescue . If the girl proved to be Sêou Jâe , we would watch our opportunity and get her out through the roof , one of us standing by with loaded revolvers to cover the ...
... dangerous undertaking , but it was our only chance of effecting a rescue . If the girl proved to be Sêou Jâe , we would watch our opportunity and get her out through the roof , one of us standing by with loaded revolvers to cover the ...
Page 97
... dangerous undertaking , for , according to Chinese law , it is punishable with death ; consequently those who make it a business are generally lawless and desperate characters . Next morning at sunrise I took a quiet walk by myself ...
... dangerous undertaking , for , according to Chinese law , it is punishable with death ; consequently those who make it a business are generally lawless and desperate characters . Next morning at sunrise I took a quiet walk by myself ...
Page 98
... dangerous place , especially in the dark . For the first nine or ten days nothing occurred , nor did I see any- thing or anyone to excite suspicion ; the place seemed quite deserted . One night , however , just as the moon was beginning ...
... dangerous place , especially in the dark . For the first nine or ten days nothing occurred , nor did I see any- thing or anyone to excite suspicion ; the place seemed quite deserted . One night , however , just as the moon was beginning ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aboard afterwards Ah Shun Amoy ancient arrived asked bamboo beautiful beneath boat Canton captain cash Celestial Chefoo China Chinese Cloth coast colony Coloured commenced coolie Customs death deck despatch dollars E. A. WALLIS BUDGE early East Edited Emperor English entered eyes favoured foreign Formosa friends Haikwan Hainan hand harbour heard Hoihow Hong Hongkong honour India island junks Keelung Kiungchow Ko-ai lady land latter leaving light lived looking LUZAC mandarins manner miles morning Namoa native never night officers once opium Oriental Pagoda passage passed passengers picul pidgin pirates poor port residents ricksha river round sails sampan Sanskrit scene seemed Sêou Jâe Shanghai ship shore side Sir Robert Hart snake Soochow soon steamer suddenly Swatow Tamsui Taotai temple Tientsin Translated Treaty Ports Tung-po vessel walk watch Western wind young
Popular passages
Page 16 - Indian Wisdom. Or Examples of the Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Doctrines of the Hindus. With a brief History of the Chief Departments of Sanscrit Literature, and some account of the Past and Present Condition of India, Moral and Intellectual.
Page 3 - The Biblical World makes a faithful record and helpful critic of present Biblical Work, as well as an efficient practical and positive independent force in stimulating and instructing the student, preacher and teacher" Bibliographical List of Books on Africa and the East.
Page 4 - ... Bibliographical List of Books on Africa and the East. Published in England. 2 Vols. Vol. I. Containing the Books published between the Meetings of the Eighth Oriental Congress at Stockholm, in 1889, and the Ninth Congress in London in 1892. Vol. II. Containing the Books published between the Meetings r of the Ninth Oriental Congress in London, in 1892, and the Tenth Oriental Congress at Geneva, in 1894.
Page 8 - EDKINS.— CHINA'S PLACE IN PHILOLOGY. An attempt to show that the Languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.
Page 16 - This handy volume decidedly supplies a great want for those who make a serious study of Arabic .... The grammatical, historical, geographical and other notes comments and explanations are ample and thorough".
Page 186 - Give a dog a bad name and it will stick to him, above all places it will stick fastest in Shanghai.
Page 21 - Lectures. 8vo. is. 6d. Vizianagram Sanskrit Series. — Under the Superintendence of ARTHUR VENIS, MA, Oxon, Principal, Sanskrit College, Benares. Different Prices. West (Sir Raymond) — Higher Education in India: Its Position and Claims. 8vo. pp. 61. 1892. is. Wildeboer (G.) — The Origin of the Canon of of the Old Testament. An historico-critical Enquiry. Translated by WlSNER BACON.
Page 105 - I love thee, Twilight ; as thy shadows roll, The calm of evening steals upon my soul, Sublimely tender, solemnly serene, Still as the hour, enchanting as the scene. 1 love thee, Twilight ! for thy gleams impart Their dear, their dying influence to my heart...
Page 10 - History of the New Testament Times. The Time of Jesus. By Dr. A. Hausrath, Professor of Theology, Heidelberg. Translated by the Eevds.