| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 634 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preface; 1. The Importance of Passing an Examination; 2. The Plight of an Examination Candidate; 3. The Ups and Downs in Officialdom; 4.A Disaster Was Averted; A Birthday Celebration Followed; 5. All for Money and Money for All; 6. The Might of the Army; 7. The First Steps Towards Forging Foreign Relations; 8. Doing Business in a Brothel; 9. The Officials' Fear of Foreigners; 10. Dishonesty Is the Best Policy; 11.A Box of Refreshments for an Official Post; 12.A Military Expedition on Floating Brothels; 13.A Prostitute's Life for Fifty Dollars; 14.A Punitive Attack on the Innocent |
| Summary |
Officialdom Unmasked was written by Li Boyuan in the early years of the twentieth century as the dynasty crumbled. Bizarre though they may seem, the stories told in the novel are based on true stories |
| Notes |
Parallel title in Chinese characters |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Li, Boyuan, 1867-1906 -- Translations into English
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| SUBJECT |
Li, Boyuan, 1867-1906 -- Translations into English
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Li, Boyuan, 1867-1906 fast |
| Subject |
Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912 -- Fiction
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yang, T. L., 1929-2023
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| ISBN |
9789882202320 |
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9882202322 |
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9622095429 |
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9789622095427 |
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9622095437 |
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9789622095434 |
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