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4.
"If we are to belleve M. Cranet," factors. Because the Chinese pos- wrote an eminent German scholar seased philosophy we must not attri. on the appearance of the French bute to them the mentality of edition, "rulers of ancient Chins other philosophic nations, such as folk, "Tuck's Annual now makoa bore a strong resemblance to the the Germans, and the Greeks; nor, It's first appearance.
This is in-modern savage," and as the height in spite of the fact that ritual Raphael Tuck & Sons have pub-tended for older children and is full of M. Granet's fancifulness this cannibalism survived among them, lished a larger number than usual of good things. A feature of both sayant called attention to the fact must we assumo that their pro- of the entertaining and inexpen-volumes is something absolutely that M. Granet appeared actually to foundly literary society was in alve gift-books for which they have new in coloured Illustrations, name-envisage cannibalism as a practice reality no different from that of the [East Wind:" West Wind.
long been well-known. By
"Alice in ly, the "come-to-life models"-pic- not unknown to the ancient Chinese, head-hunting Papuan, Pearl S. Buck. Methuen & Co., | delightfully illustrated
Wonderland" appears in a new and tures which spring as soon as the It may, in passing, be noted that the On the material side abundant edition, books is opened. In "Tuck's prevalence of ritual cannibailar in finds of Neolithic pottery have in Ltd., through Kelly & Walsh, while "The Little People's Library" Annual," three panoramic models early China, so far from being an recent years revolutionised our Hong KongJ
of alx locks at the modest cost of of this description depict a cross- irresponsible phantasy of M. conception of Chinese pre-history; sixpence each are of such wonder-channel scene, with liner, ships and Granet's, has recently been proved meanwhile our attitude towards Pearl S. Buck, who gave us. "The ful value that the first edition has airplanes; a busy Railway Station in a detailed and convincing way early Chinese texts has, under M. Good Earth" some time ago, places already been practically sold out. with model train, passengers, etc.; by the Japanese scholar Kuwabara. Granet's guidance, undergone
"Fairy Tales" is one of four pub-and ua under grester indebtedness with
a lively circus of clowns,
To those who, like the German change equally revolutionary. He this fascinating and lovely take told
Heations, well-printed- and finely horses, and performing animals. critic, make a rigid distinction be has ahown us how to view these through the mouth of a Chinese wo-lustrated, which are priced at a Two similar models in the little tween "higher", and "lower" cul- documents not through the spec man. Here we have described that sbilling each.
ones' Annual Ingeniously depict atures, the existence of philosophers tacles of medieval Confucianism, conflict between customs old and
To the popular "Golden Treasury Cat and Dog's school and a busy such as Lao Tzu and Confucius but with our own eyes, and in the new which is now proceeding apace Library," two new books: (at 8s. 6d. farmyard.
proves once and for all that the light of comparative anthropology. in the great land of China. Here each) have been added, bringing the In addition, there are, as usual, carly Chinese were "civilised" and He promises in the second part of we are given more than glimpses of number up to seventeen. "Talea many excellent stories and verses,
cannot therefore have.possessed any this book to discuss Chinese thought Chinese home life, family tradi- of Adventure," the latest, is Just well-illustrated in two-colours, and
of the institutions which are pecu (as opposed to institutions), and tions, and worship of ancestors the type of book to appeal to high- a number of full-page colour plates. liar to the life of the savage at the this sequel will be eagerly awaited and the sacred past. Here we are spirited girls and boys and T. Cuneo
present day. To others it will seem by those who have enjoyed his pre- shown how the yeast of the West is responsible for the many excel-
that the particular merit of M. vious volumes.** is in process of leavening the East, Jent Illustrations in black and CHINESE CIVILISATION.
Granet's work consists in his hot And all that is recorded seems to white and in colour..
attempting to fit the Chineso Into “Chinese Civilisation," by Marcel He shows us a culture which, though any such preconceived classification. Granet. (Kegan Paul 258. net);}
composed of factors that in some cases, whether in "civilised" or French as Volume XXV. of the to-day, represents a different make This book was published in "anvage" milieus, have their parallel series "L'Evolution de l'Ilumanite.") up, a different blending of these
have been written down without cxaggeration. The authoress ap- pears
to have het herself to bo scrupulously fair, and is painting
TWO ATTRACTIVE ANNUALS.
As a companion volume" to her word pictures has not striven "Father Tuck's Annual,” always a for effect at the expense of truth. bundle of surprises for the little
RECIABLE PRINTING|
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