The World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific - Free Audiobook

Author(s): Eva March Tappan,

Language: English

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works Historical Fiction History Non-fiction Philosophy Poetry

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140 Chapter(s)

1. Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa, Thibet, Photograph, Frontispice
2. Publisher's note
3. Introduction, by Eva March Tappan
4. China Part I: In the earliest days: historical note
5. Shun of Yu who controlled the floods, by Confucius
6. China Part II: Confucius and his age: historical note
7. The story of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis
8. A visit to a temple of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis
9. Some of the proverbs of Confucius
10. Manners and customs of Confucius's day, by Rev. William Speer
11. Mencius, by S. Wells Williams
12. A story of Mencius, by Unknown
13. Proverbs of Mencius
14. China Part III: Times of change and confusion: historical note
15. The strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti, by Rev. Charles Gützlaff
16. The rule of the Hans, by Rev. William Speer
17. Rakan feeding the hungry spirit, Chinese painting, p. 52
18. The three religions, by W. A. P. Martin
19. Dream and reality, a Buddhist story, by Chuang Tzu
20. Mulan, the maiden chief, by Unknown
21. The prodigal emperor Wang-Ti, by Rounsevelle Wildman
22. China Part IV: The Augustan age: historical note
23. Tai-Tsung the Good, by Rev. William Speer
24. The rule of the empress Wu, by S. Wells Williams
25. The founding of Han-Lin College, by Rev. William Speer
26. The binding of feet, by Rev. William Speer
27. Printing, by Rev. William Speer
28. China Part V: The coming of the Tartars: historical note
29. The Tartars and their customs, by Marco Polo
30. The Chinese theater, by Archibald Little
31. The sorrows of Han, by Unknown
32. Jenghiz Khan, the 'perfect warrior', by D. Petis de la Croix
33. Jenghiz Khan captures Peking, by D. Petis de la Croix
34. The dirge of Jenghiz Khan, by Unknown
35. China Part VI: Stories of the great Khan: historical note
36. The palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc (Peking), by Marco Polo
37. How the great Khan ate his dinner, by Marco Polo
38. How Kublai Khan went a-hunting, by Marco Polo
39. How the Khan sent his messages, by Marco Polo
40. The King's Messenger, by Chuang Tzu
41. The Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city, by Marco Polo
42. A Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century, by Marco Polo
43. The Peking Observatory, photograph, p. 128
44. China Part VII: Chinese fables and tales: historical note
45. The boy philosopher, by Unknown
46. The elixir of life, by Unknown
47. The tiger and the monkey, by Unknown
48. Was he the only cheat?, by Unknown
49. The appeal of Lady Chang
50. The soul of the great bell, by Lafcadio Hearn
51. China Part VIII: The coming of the missionaries: historical note
52. An enterprising missionary, by John of Corvino
53. The woman with the cross, by Mendez Pinto
54. The worship of ancestors, by W. A. P. Martin
55. Teaching science to the emperor, by Père du Halde
56. The emperor and the musician, by Père du Halde
57. The man who was afraid of becoming a horse, by Père du Halde
58. How the bonzes got the ducks, by Père Le Comte
59. A visit to a Lama, by Père Gerbillon
60. China Part IX: The first two centuries of Manchu rule: historical note
61. The coming of the Kalmucks, by Thomas de Quincey
62. Chinese punishments, by Père du Halde
63. The temple of Heaven, Peking, photograph, p. 186
64. Why the Chinaman wears a queue, by William Elliot Griffis
65. How the Chinese received the first English ambassador, by Charles Gützlaff
66. Opium-eaters, by William Speer
67. A 'Boston tea-party' in China, by William Speer
68. What the Chinese thought about the English, by Unknown
69. How the 'Arrow War' began, by W. A. P. Martin
70. Receiving the yellow jacket, by A. Egmont Hake
71. China Part X: Language, schools, and examinations: historical note
72. The Mandarin language, by Père du Halde
73. How Chinese children learn to read, by Père du Halde
74. When I went to school in China, by Yan Phou Lee
75. A child's first lesson, by Unknown
76. Civil-service examinations in China, by W. A. P. Martin
77. Questions from a civil-service examination
78. China Part XI: In recent years: historical note
79. War between China and Japan, by W. A. P. Martin
80. The adventures of Yao Chen-Yuan
81. When the allies entered Pekin, by Pierre Loti
82. A diplomatic correspondence between the United States and China
83. The republic of China
84. Korea: historical note
85. A grain shop in Korea, photograph, p. 264
86. When Hideyoshi invaded Korea, by Homer B. Hulbert
87. Japan Part I: In ancient times: historical note
88. Jimmu Tenno, the first mikado of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis
89. The Japanese story-teller, by Sir Edwin Arnold
90. The fisher-boy Urashima, by Unknown
91. Social life in Kioto, by William Elliot Griffis
92. The story of Yoshitsune, by Yei Theodora Ozaki
93. Three Japanese poems, translated by Frederick Victor Dickins
94. The great Buddha of Kamakura, photograph, p. 318
95. Japan Part II: The rule of the Shoguns: historical note
96. The great Khan Kublai invades Japan, by Marco Polo
97. The coming of Will Adams to Japan, by Will Adams
98. Long spears or short spears, by Walter Dening
99. How a man became a god, by Lafcadio Hearn
100. Ribs and skin, by Unknown
101. How it would feel to be a Shinto god, by Lafcadio Hearn
102. Interior of a Japanese temple, photograph p. 368
103. Tadasuke, the Japanese Solomon, by Walter Dening
104. The sword of Japan, by Sir Edwin Arnold
105. Japan Part III: Some curious customs: historical note
106. A Japanese dinner party, by Sir Edwin Arnold
107. How Japanese ladies go shopping, by Alice M. Bacon
108. An incense party, by Sir Edwin Arnold
109. A Japanese house, by Basil Hall Chamberlain
110. Thinking out a garden, by Mortimer Menpes
111. A stone gateway, photograph p. 418
112. An artist in flowers, by Mortimer Menpes
113. How a Japanese paints, by Mortimer Menpes
114. How to talk politely in Japan, by Percival Lowell
115. Japan Part IV: The awakening of Japan: historical note
116. When Commodore Perry landed in Japan, by Francis L. Hawks
117. The president's letter, by Townsend Harris
118. The schools of old Japan, by Francis Ottiwell Adams
119. How to learn Japanese, by Rev. M. L. Gordon
120. The attack upon Port Arthur, by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai
121. Japan Part V: Little stories of Japan: historical note
122. Japanese politeness, by Mortimer Menpes
123. How the shopkeeper lost his queue, by Lafcadio Hearn
124. Fuji-Yama, photograph, p. 462
125. The cherry tree of the sixteenth day, by Lafcadio Hearn
126. Japanese children and their games, by Sir Edwin Arnold
127. Islands of the Pacific: historical note
128. The first Australian colonists, by W. H. Lang
129. Gold, gold, gold!, by W. H. Lang
130. The missionary and the cannibals, by Reginald Horsley
131. Hot-water basins, New Zealand, photograph, p. 502
132. The story of Pitcairn Island, by Anonymous
133. The last voyage of Captain Cook, by Charles C. B. Seymour
134. The vengeance of the goddess Pele, by Kalakaua
135. Father Damien, the missionary to the lepers, by John C. Lambert
136. A visit to Aguinaldo, by Edwin Wildman
137. Preparing our Moros for government, by R. L. Bullard
138. Baro Buddor, an ancient temple of Java, photograph, p. 562
139. Detail of temple at Bramabanan, photograph p. 562
140. A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo, by William Henry Furness, third

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This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century.
Topics in Part I include China, Korea, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The Sorrows of Han:
Emperor: Nemo
Lady/Princess: Eva Davis
Attendant: ToddHW
Envoy: SaraHale
President of the Council: Tomas Peter
Narrator: Sonia

Cast list for Ribs and Skin:
Rector: Nemo
Curate: Eva Davis
First Parishioner: Tomas Peter
Second Parishioner: ToddHW
Third Parishioner: SaraHale
Narrator: Sonia

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