Twelve Years in China; the People, the Rebels, and the
Mandarins, by a British Resident. With coloured
Illustrations. Second Edition. With an Appendix.
Crown 8vo, cloth, price 10s. 6d.
“One of the most interesting books that
has been published on that most mysterious
country.”--_Morning Post, April 9._
“Whether Mr. Scarth be right or not in his
political conclusions--and he certainly leaves
a strong impression upon our minds that he
_is_ right--we have to thank him for a very
interesting volume.”--_Chambers’s Journal, April 14._
“One of the most amusing and original volumes
ever published on China.... He has been at great
pains to form correct opinions, and in many cases
appears to have succeeded. But the external
relations of so vast an empire are too important
to be discussed and dismissed in a paragraph.
We therefore advise all those who desire to
understand the question to study Mr. Scarth’s
volume.”--_Daily Telegraph, March 21._
“This volume is very readable, sketching
the Chinese and their ways in a correct yet
lively manner, and containing many judicious
extracts and observations on such general
subjects as the character and religion of the
Chinese.”--_Hong-Kong China Mail, April 25._
“Mr. Scarth’s little work will modify the
opinions of many among its readers concerning the
Chinese Empire. Even for those who have as yet
committed themselves to no definite opinions and
felt no special interest in regard to the Flowery
Land, it is a volume which will repay perusal.
It is written from a new point of view, and in
a new spirit; and the Chinese question is one
with at least two sides. The point of view may be
fixed in a few words by saying that a ’British
Resident’ of twelve years in China is not a
British official.”--_Saturday Review, May 5._
GEORGE SETON, Advocate, M.A., Oxon.
Practical Analysis of the Acts relating to the
Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
in Scotland. (17 and 18 Vict., c. 80; 18 Vict.,
c. 29; and 23 and 24 Vict., c. 85). With an
Appendix, containing the Statute, Sheriff’s
Forms, Tables of Burghs, Sheriffdoms, Fees,
Penalties, &c, and a copious Index. Fifth
Edition. 8vo, cloth, 7s. 6d.
Causes of Illegitimacy, particularly in Scotland.
With relative Appendices. Being a paper read
in Glasgow at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the
’National Association for the Promotion of Social
Science,’ on the 28th of September 1860. 8vo,
sewed, 1s.
The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland,
by G. Seton.
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