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Illustrations

Plates

Introduction

The Best Results of Travel in the Orient

JAPAN, THE PICTURE COUNTRY OF THE ORIENT

First Impressions of Japan and The Life of The Japanese

The Japanese Capital and Its Parks and Temples

The Most Famous City of Temples in All Japan

In Kyoto, The Ancient Capital of Japan

Kobe, Osaka, The Inland Sea and Nagasaki

Development of the Japanese Sense of Beauty

Conclusions on Japanese Life and Character

Will the Japanese Retain Their Good Traits?

MANILA, TRANSFORMED BY THE AMERICANS

First Impressions of Manila and Its Picturesque People

American Work in the Philippine Islands

Scenes in the City of Manila and Suburbs

HONGKONG, CANTON, SINGAPORE AND RANGOON

Hongkong, the Greatest British Port in the Orient

A Visit to Canton in Days of Wild Panic

Singapore The Meeting Place of Many Races

Strange Night Scenes in the City of Singapore

Characteristic Sights in Burma's Largest City

INDIA, THE LAND OF TEMPLES, PALACES AND MONUMENTS

Calcutta, The Most Beautiful of Oriental Cities

Bathing and Burning the Dead at Benares

Lucknow and Cawnpore, Cities of The Mutiny

The Taj Mahal, The World's Loveliest Building

Delhi and Its Ancient Mohammedan Ruins

Scenes in Bombay When the King Arrived

Religion and Customs of the Bombay Parsees

EGYPT, THE HOME OF HIEROGLYPHS, TOMBS AND MUMMIES

Picturesque Oriental Life as Seen in Cairo

Among the Ruins of Luxor and Karnak

Tombs of The Kings at Ancient Thebes

Sailing Down The Nile on a Small Steamer

Before the Pyramids and the Sphinx

APPENDIX

Hints for Travelers Some Suggestions That May Save the Tourist Time and Money

Bibliography Books Which Help One to Understand the Orient and Its People

Index