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The Life and Letters of Samuel Wells Williams, Missionary, Diplomatist, Sinologue (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Samuel Wells Williams, Missionary, Diplomatist, Sinologue Samuel wells, the Oldest Of the fourteen children Of William and Sophia Williams, was born in Utica, Septem ber 22, 1812. The ill-health Of his mother made it neces sary that his early infancy should be spent away from home, and for some years he was put in charge Of his mother's aunt, Miss Dana. That excellent woman once capsized the sleigh, while driving with him on a stormy day from New Hartford to visit his parents after picking herself and her conveyance out Of the snow-drift, she hur ried on, when with the recollection Of her errand came the discovery that her mufl and the baby stowed within...
The Middle Kingdom
First published in 2009. This work by S. Wells Williams is a complete look at the Chinese Empire during the mid-nineteenth century. Subjects include the divisions of the Empire, geographical descriptions, religion and art, literature, the second war between Great Britain and China and social life among the Chinese. This is Volume one of two.
