Biographies of Immortals - Legends of China - Special Edition

by Frederic Balfour, Herbert Allen Giles, Lionel Giles, et al.

This special edition brings together three classic works by Western scholars of ancient Chinese texts. The men were family friends, colleagues, and were all living in Shanghai during the late 19th century. Much of their combined transcription became shaped into the book we know today as the "Tao Te Ching." "China and the Manchus" by Herbert Giles is a series of legends and recollections from ancient China, ordered by chronology. Herbert Giles is also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934255300
• ISBN13: 9781934255308
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: El Paso Norte Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"