THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA, by  HERBERT A. GILES, M.A., LL.D. 1911

(Professor of Chinese in the University of Cambridge, and sometime H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo)


From the Preface:

The aim of this work is to suggest a rough outline of Chinese civilization from the earliest times down to the present period of   rapid and startling transition. It has been written, primarily, for readers who know little or   nothing of China, in the hope that it may succeed in alluring them   to a wider and more methodical survey.


Enjoy!

Matt the K.