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Werner arrived in Peking in the 1880s attached to the British Legation as a student interpreter. Werner remained in the British consular service in China until 1914 serving in postings including time working in the Chancery at the Peking Legation, then a year in Canton, two in... Read Full Overview

An authoritative source of information on Chinese mythology which includes essays on sociology.

From the preface: " The chief literary sources of Chinese myths are the Li tai sh n hsien t'ung chien, in thirty-two volumes, the Sh n hsien lieh chuan, in eight volumes, the F ng sh n yen i, in eight volumes, and the Sou sh n chi, in ten volumes. In writing the following pages... Read Full Overview

This fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E. T. C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents... Read Full Overview

From the author: My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space (limitations which have necessitated the presentation of a very... Read Full Overview

Myths & Legends of ChinaBy E. T.C. Werner