The indebtedness of Chaucer's works to the Italian works of Boccaccio (a review and summary)

"The present work has developed from a dissertation ... submitted in April, 1914 ... The dissertation, never separately published, is now fully incorported in the present study."--Pref.

An historical and descriptive account of China; its ancient and modern history, language, literature, religion, government, industry, manners, and social state; intercourse with Europe from the earliest ages; missions and embassies to the imperial court; British and foreign commerce; directions to navigators; state of mathematics and astronomy; survey of its geography, geology, botany, and zoology.

Added t.p., illustrated.