Wanderings in China.

Author/creator Gordon Cumming, C. F.
Format Book
Publication InfoEdinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood and Sons, 1886.
Description2 volumes : frontispieces (volumes 1: portrait) plates, folded map ; 21 cm
Subjects
Missions--China.
China--Description and travel.

Contents V. 1: A memorable Christmas -- From Hong-kong to Canton -- A very strange city -- Chinese New Year -- From Hong-kong to Amoy -- On the Min River -- Female medical mission -- In Foo-chow city -- Female infanticide -- A Chinese dinner-party -- A field for woman's work -- A Mandarin at home -- The Kushan monastery -- Temple theatres -- The offerings of the dead -- A singular entertainment -- Feng-shui -- An extraordinary trial -- Junks and sampans -- v. 2: Shanghai -- City of Ningpo -- In a Buddhist monastery -- Commencement of the Cheh-kiang mission -- Among the azaleas -- Walks with Bishop Russell -- Ecclesiastical barracks -- Notes on various matters -- From Shanghai to Tien-tsin -- In a house-boat on the Pei-ho -- From Tung-chow to Peking -- The Temple of Heaven -- The Great Lama temple -- Competitive examinations -- Blind men and colporteurs -- A glimpse of the Forbidden city -- Peking seen from walls -- Medical mission-work -- The Summer Palace -- From Peking to Che-foo -- Che-foo to Nagasaki.
Local noteJoyner Rare volumes 1 and 2 have bookplate for William West Durant on page 2 of cover.
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain
Other formsAlso issued online.
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy Gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024
Issued in other formOnline version: Gordon Cumming, C.F. (Constance Frederica), 1837-1924. Wanderings in China. Edinburgh; London, W. Blackwood and Sons, 1886
LCCN 04024789

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Rare Collection DS709 .G64 1886 V. 1 ✔ Available Request Material
Joyner Rare Collection DS709 .G64 1886 V. 2 ✔ Available Request Material