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A lively and amusing collection of letters on western living written by Kong Ho, a Chinese gentleman. These addressed to his homeland, refer to the Westerners in London as barbarians and many of the aids to life in our society give Kong Ho endless food for thought. These are things such as the motor car and the piano; unknown in China at this time.
Language: English
Published in: 1905
Word count: 50,246 words (≈ about 3 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1077
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.
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