It took me over a month and a half to reach the summer islands that I sought. In three weeks I had gone through the Panama Canal and had reached San Francisco, and in four weeks more I had crossed the world’s widest, most peaceful, and bluest ocean, the Pacific. There, like a string of pearls hanging from the golden Equator, I found thousands of wonderful islands of all sizes, but only two of them are very large. I found also my new and kind young friends: Fil; his sister Filippa; Fil’s bo...

A republic in place of the oldest monarchy! Preposterous. It would involve making a yellow man think as a white man, and that had never occurred, not even in the case of the prodigy, Japan. It would involve free intercourse with the whole wide world, and China had opposed such an innovation stubbornly for 400 years. It meant that the proudest and most self-contained nation should treat others as equals and interchange with them. It involved throwing 4,000 years of continuous history and ag...

In "China Revolutionized," John Stuart Thomson offers a comprehensive examination of the sociopolitical landscape of China during a time of transformative upheaval. The book employs a meticulously detailed narrative style that intertwines historical analysis with vivid accounts, thereby immersing readers in the complexities of revolutionary thought and action. Thomson explores pivotal events and movements, articulating how they interconnect within the broader tapestry of 20th-century histo...

In "China Revolutionized," John Stuart Thomson delivers a comprehensive examination of China's seismic transformations during the tumultuous early 20th century. Utilizing a blend of meticulous research and vivid narrative, Thomson explores the complex interplay of political, social, and economic factors that catalyzed revolutionary fervor. His literary style exhibits clarity and engagement, weaving together historical accounts with critical analysis, making it an essential text for scholar...

In "Fil and Filippa," John Stuart Thomson intricately weaves a narrative that explores the themes of love, ambition, and the quest for identity against the backdrop of societal expectations. Written in a lyrical prose style, the novel captures the rich emotional landscape of its characters, highlighting their struggles and aspirations through vivid imagery and profound reflections. Set in the early 20th century, the book not only mirrors the social changes of its time'Äîsuch as the shiftin...

Example in this ebook   TREATISE ON HAT-MAKING AND FELTING. It is conceded as an axiom, that theory and practice, in the pursuit of any object, are in their natures essentially different and distinct. But at the same time they long for a mutual understanding each to confirm the assertions of the other, the consummation of all practical results being the mutual embrace and perfect reconciliation of these two attributes. The writer of these p...