"The Trans-Siberian route; or, Notes of a journey from Pekin to New York in 1902;" Lynch's "The path of empire;" Shoemaker's "The great Siberian railway from St. Petersburg to Pekin;" Simpson's "Side-lights on Siberia. Some accounts of the great Siberian railroad, the prisons and the exile systems;" Vladimir's "Russia on the Pacific, and the Siberian railway" and others in the articles in periodicals noted on pp. 19–21 of this List. The sumptuous volume printed by the Russian Ministry of ways of communication, printed in English under the title "Guide to the Great Siberian railway" is to be specially noted. The account published by the United States Bureau of statistics in its Monthly summary of commerce and finance, April, 1899, contains valuable material.
Manchuria.—Hosie's "Manchuria: its people, resources and history" is a good first hand authority. Whigham's "Manchuria and Korea" is a study of political and economic conditions as well as descriptive.
History of Japan.—Recent works are Brinkley's "Japan; its history, arts and literature;" Diósy's "The new Far East;" Griffis's "The Mikado's empire. 10th ed., including history to beginning of 1903;" Gulick's "Evolution of the Japanese, social and psychic;" Koch's "Japan. Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographischen Skizzen;" Murray's "The story of Japan" and Ransome's "Japan in transition." A history of Japan in restricted compass is given in the second volume of Helmolt's "The world's history, a survey of man's record."
The recent descriptive works are:—Brinkley's "Japan; its history, arts and literature" and the volume he has edited entitled "Japan; described and illustrated by the Japanese; written by eminent Japanese authorities and scholars;" Browne's "Japan; the place and the people;" Brownell's "The heart of Japan;" Chamberlain's "Things Japanese" and the guide written with W. B. Mason entitled "A handbook for travellers in Japan;" Dumolard's "Le Japon politique, économique, et social"; Scherer's "Japan today;" Singleton's "Japan as seen and described by famous writers;" Sladen's "Queer things about Japan;" Gilbert Watson's "Three rolling stones in Japan" and W. Petrie Watson's "Japan; aspects & destinies."
The Japanese navy.—F. T. Jane's "The imperial Japanese navy" is similar in scope to his book on the Russian navy and is of likewise timely value.
Japanese art is treated in Anderson's "The pictorial arts of Japan;" Brinkley's "The art of Japan" and his "Japan; described and illustrated by the Japanese; written by eminent Japanese authorities and scholars; with an essay on Japanese art by Kaluzo Okakura;" Okakura's "The ideals of the East, with special reference to the art of Japan;" and Rein's "The industries of Japan. Together with an account of its agriculture, forestry, arts, and commerce."
Korea.—Hamilton's "Korea" is to be noted as a comprehensive account giving results of recent observations. Underwood's "Fifteen years among the top-knots; or, Life in Korea" gives a picture of missionary life in Korea.
The literature consisting of magazine articles on the present war is noted under the heading Russo-Japanese relations on pp. 40–48 of this List.
A selection of titles relating to the political interests of the United States in the Far East is given on pp. 49–52 of this List. It includes some works dealing with the first appearance of Americans in Asiatic countries and the history of their participation in Far Eastern affairs. In the section devoted to Anglo-Russian relations are noted works dealing with the Russian advance in Central Asia and its effects upon English interests.
History of China.—An extensive work is Boulger's "The history of China," first published in 1881–1884, and revised editions in 1898 and 1900, respectively. Its chief value lies in its detailed account of "European progress in China subsequent to the signing of the treaty of Nankin in 1842, including the Taeping rebellion in all its phases and Gordon's campaign." The earlier part of his history is drawn mainly from the Jesuit epitomes of the Chinese annalists. The new edition of his "Short History" has an additional chapter, written by another hand, giving a summary account of the reign of Kwang Su, covering the capture of Pekin.
Douglas's "China", forming a volume of the "Story of the nations series" gives all that the general reader needs. In Macgowan's "A history of China from the earliest days down to the present" recourse has been had to the original authorities. "It is not a compilation gathered from all sources, but a reproduction from the original of the Standard History of China." Williams's "The middle kingdom" first published in 1848, constituted for a long time the principal source of information for English readers, and in its revised form is still regarded as a classic. Brinkley's "China; its history, arts and literature" is of very great value. The later history of China is dealt with, among others, by Beals, Colquhoun, Favier, Hart, Krausse, Landor, Leroy-Beaulieu, Lynch, Mitford, Norman, Thomson, Wen Ching and Wilson.
China.—Political and economic conditions are discussed in works by Bard, Beresford, Brandt, Brenier, Colquhoun, Gorst, Krausse, Leroy-Beaulieu, Nelson, Parker, Parsons, Pinon, and Wilson. See also "Commercial China in 1904" published by the United States Bureau of statistics.
For the foreign relations of China there are to be noted Cordier's "Histoire des relations de la Chine avec les puissances occidentales 1860–1900," and Ireland's "China and the powers; chapters in the history of Chinese intercourse with western nations."
The social life of China can be studied in Douglas's "Society in China;" Hesse-Wartegg's "China und Japan;" Little's "Intimate China;" Smith's "Chinese characteristics" and his "Village life in China."
Travel in China.—Recent works are Bishop's "The Yangtze Valley and beyond;" Cumming's "Wanderings in China;" Jack's "The back blocks of China;" Little's "Through the Yang-tse gorges;" Scidmore's "China" and Thomson's "Through China with a camera."
Missions in China.—For this subject see works by Barrows, Edkins, Gundry and Michie.
Chinese bibliography.—Cordier's "Bibliotheca sinica. Dictionnaire bibliographique des ouvrages relatifs à l'Empire chinois," is a monumental work.
A. P. C. Griffin
Chief Bibliographer
Herbert Putnam
Librarian of Congress
Washington, D. C., July 1, 1904
SELECT LIST OF BOOKS (WITH REFERENCES TO PERIODICALS)
RELATING TO THE FAR EAST
RUSSIA: HISTORY, POLITICS, ETC.
(See also Russians Expansion, pp. 12-16 of this list.)
Anspach, Alfred. La Russie économique et l'œuvre de M. de Witte, avec introduction par Ch. de Larivière.
Paris: H. Le Soudier, 1904. (4), xviii, 394 pp. Portrait. 12o.
Appendix: La Russie et la Perse au point de vue commercial. Fragment d'un discours de M. de Witte.
Contains chapters on de Witte, railroads, emigration in Siberia, the frontier guard, the merchant marine, monetary reform, credit, public debt, bridges, etc., showing
