Typical Women of China: Abridged From the Chinese Work "Records of Virtuous Women of Ancient and Modern Times" (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Typical Women of China: Abridged From the Chinese Work "Records of Virtuous Women of Ancient and Modern Times"She who devoted much time and labour in translating this volume was called to lay down life's burdens and enter into rest before its publication had been commenced. The three friends to whom this task was committed have found it truly a labour of love, while they regret its publication has been unavoidably delayed for so long.They now join in the hope that the earnest desire of Miss Safford in undertaking this work may be abundantly realised... She hoped the book might serve to interest the women of Christian lands in the condition of their sisters in China, by drawing aside the veil which during the ages has hidden so many millions of lives from the rest of the world, and revealing what are the motives by which Chinese women are still actuated as well as the models which they profess and attempt to follow.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.