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LONDON 1902 Colonial Library PR TO MY FIRST CRITIC AND HELPMATE MY MOTHER THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED WITH AFFECTIONATE WISHES WHICH NEED NOT BE VOICED IN WORDS BY THE AUTHOR 1 6088 1 6 AUTHOR'S PREFACE \\ THEN my friend Frank Lyall returned from China, after the sacking of Pekin by the troops of the Christian world, he gave me the benefit of his years of research amongst Chinese literature ; and I should like to take this opportunity of thanking him for much valuable aid in the compilation of this volume.