Classic work of history. According to Wikipedia: "Herbert Allen Giles (8 December 1845 – 13 February 1935) was a British diplomat and sinologist, educated at Charterhouse. He modified a Mandarin Chinese Romanization system earlier established by Thomas Wade, resulting in the widely known Wade-Giles Chinese transliteration system. Among his prolific works were translations of Confucius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and the first widely published Chinese-English dictionary.”
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China and the Manchus
Classic work of history. According to Wikipedia: "Herbert Allen Giles (8 December 1845 – 13 February 1935) was a British diplomat and sinologist, educated at Charterhouse. He modified a Mandarin Chinese Romanization system earlier established by Thomas Wade, resulting in the widely known Wade-Giles Chinese transliteration system. Among his prolific works were translations of Confucius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and the first widely published Chinese-English dictionary.”
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China and the Manchus
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| ISBN-13: | 9781455418817 |
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| Publisher: | B&R Samizdat Express |
| Publication date: | 10/20/2011 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 226 KB |
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