Excerpt from Some Chinese Ghosts By the labors Of linguists like Julien, Pavie, Re'musat, De Rosny, Schlegel, Legge, hervey-saint-denys, Williams, Biot, Giles, Wylie, Bea], and many other Sinologists. TO such great explorers, indeed, the realm Of Cathayan story belongs by right Of discovery and con quest; yet the humbler traveller who follows wonderingly after them into the vast and mysterious pleasure-grounds Of Chinese fancy may surely be permitted to cull a few Of the marvellous flowers there growing, a self-luminous hwa wang, a black lily, a phosphoric rose or two, -as souvenirs Of his curious voyage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.