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Japan, up to a very short time ago, through the pen and tongue of poets and artists, who have visited this land, has been thought to be merely a country of beautiful flowers, charming mademoiselles, fantastic parasols, fans and screens. Such misrepresentation has long impresse...
troublous times, and at his death bequeathed to the world “The Antiquarian Researches,” in three hundred and forty-eight books, which have made his name famous to every student...
10. CHAPTER XXIII.—The Negotiations for Peace. Terms of the 655Japan, up to a very short time ago, through the pen and tongue of poets and artists, who have visited this land, has been thought to be merely a country of beautiful flowers, ch...
6. CHAPTER XV.—On Land and Sea. The Assault on Ping-Yang by the 4815. CHAPTER XIII.—How the Conflict Began. The First Overt Acts 4372. CHAPTER VI.—History from First Contact with European 2237. CHAPTER XVI.—The Advance into China. Japan’s Forward 5078. CHAPTER XVII.—Review of the State of the Conflict and the 5439. CHAPTER XIX.—Port Arthur. Successful Assault on the Chinese 5834. CHAPTER XII.—Causes of the War, Condition of the Three 4191. CHAPTER IV.—The Chinese People, their Personal 1353. CHAPTER VIII.—The Japanese People, their Personal 285