Mirror Of Kong Ho
Ernest Bramah
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Length 5 h 58 min
Chapters 14
First published 1905
This 1905 tongue-in-cheek book is ostensibly the letters of a dutiful son to his Chinese father describing his encounter with and experience of Western civilization in late nineteenth century London. The author is delightfully humorous. - Summary by david wales
Chapters
1
Introduction -- Estimable Barbarian Read by David Wales 3:48
2
Letter 2 – Concerning the ill-destined manner of existence of the hound Hercules. etc Read by David Wales 20:01
3
Letter 3 – Concerning the virtuous amusements of both old and young. etc Read by David Wales 20:21
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Letter 4 – Concerning a desire to expatiate upon subjects of philosophical importance… etc Read by David Wales 19:48
5
Letter 5 – Concerning the neglect of ancestors and its discreditable consequences. etc Read by David Wales 21:57
6
Letter 6 – Concerning this persons well-sustained efforts to discover further demons. etc Read by David Wales 26:27
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Letter 7 – Concerning warfare, both as waged by ourselves and by a nation devoid of true civilization. etc Read by David Wales 22:09
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Letter 8 – Concerning the wisdom of the divine Wei Chung… etc Read by David Wales 32:00
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Letter 9 – Concerning the proverb of the highly-accomplished horse. etc Read by David Wales 26:40
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Letter 10 – Concerning the authority of this high official, Sir Philip. etc Read by David Wales 22:19
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Letter 11 – Concerning the game which we should call ‘Locusts’… etc Read by David Wales 27:33
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Letter 12 – Concerning the obvious misunderstanding which has entwined itself about a revered parent’s faculties of passionless discrimination. etc Read by David Wales 32:13
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Letter 13 – Concerning a state of necessity… etc Read by David Wales 39:36
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Letter 14 – Concerning a pressing invitation from an ever benevolently-disposed father… etc Read by David Wales 23:28
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