The World’s Story China, Japan & Pacific Islands Vol. I

By Eva March Tappan

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Dive into the captivating first volume of The World’s Story, a remarkable 15-volume series edited by Eva March Tappan. This collection weaves together prose, poetry, and art to illuminate the rich tapestry of global history, culture, and creativity from ancient times to the dawn of the 20th century. In this initial installment, explore the fascinating histories of China, Korea, Japan, and the enchanting Islands of the Pacific. Join us for a journey through time and storytelling, narrated by Sonia.

Episode Date
140 - A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo by William Henry Furness third
May 24, 2026
139 - Detail of temple at Bramabanan photograph p 562
May 23, 2026
138 - Baro Buddor an ancient temple of Java photograph p 562
May 22, 2026
137 - Preparing our Moros for government by R L Bullard
May 21, 2026
136 - A visit to Aguinaldo by Edwin Wildman
May 20, 2026
135 - Father Damien the missionary to the lepers by John C Lambert
May 19, 2026
134 - The vengeance of the goddess Pele by Kalakaua
May 18, 2026
133 - The last voyage of Captain Cook by Charles C B Seymour
May 17, 2026
132 - The story of Pitcairn Island by Anonymous
May 16, 2026
131 - Hot-water basins New Zealand photograph p 502
May 15, 2026
130 - The missionary and the cannibals by Reginald Horsley
May 14, 2026
129 - Gold gold gold by W H Lang
May 13, 2026
128 - The first Australian colonists by W H Lang
May 12, 2026
127 - Islands of the Pacific historical note
May 11, 2026
126 - Japanese children and their games by Sir Edwin Arnold
May 10, 2026
125 - The cherry tree of the sixteenth day by Lafcadio Hearn
May 09, 2026
124 - Fuji-Yama photograph p 462
May 08, 2026
123 - How the shopkeeper lost his queue by Lafcadio Hearn
May 07, 2026
122 - Japanese politeness by Mortimer Menpes
May 06, 2026
121 - Japan Part V Little stories of Japan historical note
May 05, 2026
120 - The attack upon Port Arthur by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai
May 04, 2026
119 - How to learn Japanese by Rev M L Gordon
May 03, 2026
118 - The schools of old Japan by Francis Ottiwell Adams
May 02, 2026
117 - The president's letter by Townsend Harris
May 01, 2026
116 - When Commodore Perry landed in Japan by Francis L Hawks
Apr 30, 2026
115 - Japan Part IV The awakening of Japan historical note
Apr 29, 2026
114 - How to talk politely in Japan by Percival Lowell
Apr 28, 2026
113 - How a Japanese paints by Mortimer Menpes
Apr 27, 2026
112 - An artist in flowers by Mortimer Menpes
Apr 26, 2026
111 - A stone gateway photograph p 418
Apr 25, 2026
110 - Thinking out a garden by Mortimer Menpes
Apr 24, 2026
109 - A Japanese house by Basil Hall Chamberlain
Apr 23, 2026
108 - An incense party by Sir Edwin Arnold
Apr 22, 2026
107 - How Japanese ladies go shopping by Alice M Bacon
Apr 21, 2026
106 - A Japanese dinner party by Sir Edwin Arnold
Apr 20, 2026
105 - Japan Part III Some curious customs historical note
Apr 19, 2026
104 - The sword of Japan by Sir Edwin Arnold
Apr 18, 2026
103 - Tadasuke the Japanese Solomon by Walter Dening
Apr 17, 2026
102 - Interior of a Japanese temple photograph p 368
Apr 16, 2026
101 - How it would feel to be a Shinto god by Lafcadio Hearn
Apr 15, 2026
100 - Ribs and skin by Unknown
Apr 14, 2026
099 - How a man became a god by Lafcadio Hearn
Apr 13, 2026
098 - Long spears or short spears by Walter Dening
Apr 12, 2026
097 - The coming of Will Adams to Japan by Will Adams
Apr 11, 2026
096 - The great Khan Kublai invades Japan by Marco Polo
Apr 10, 2026
095 - Japan Part II The rule of the Shoguns historical note
Apr 09, 2026
094 - The great Buddha of Kamakura photograph p 318
Apr 08, 2026
093 - Three Japanese poems translated by Frederick Victor Dickins
Apr 07, 2026
092 - The story of Yoshitsune by Yei Theodora Ozaki
Apr 06, 2026
091 - Social life in Kioto by William Elliot Griffis
Apr 05, 2026
090 - The fisher-boy Urashima by Unknown
Apr 04, 2026
089 - The Japanese story-teller by Sir Edwin Arnold
Apr 03, 2026
088 - Jimmu Tenno the first mikado of Japan by William Elliot Griffis
Apr 02, 2026
087 - Japan Part I In ancient times historical note
Apr 01, 2026
086 - When Hideyoshi invaded Korea by Homer B Hulbert
Mar 31, 2026
085 - A grain shop in Korea photograph p 264
Mar 30, 2026
084 - Korea historical note
Mar 29, 2026
083 - The republic of China
Mar 28, 2026
082 - A diplomatic correspondence between the United States and China
Mar 27, 2026
081 - When the allies entered Pekin by Pierre Loti
Mar 26, 2026
080 - The adventures of Yao Chen-Yuan
Mar 25, 2026
079 - War between China and Japan by W A P Martin
Mar 24, 2026
078 - China Part XI In recent years historical note
Mar 23, 2026
077 - Questions from a civil-service examination
Mar 22, 2026
076 - Civil-service examinations in China by W A P Martin
Mar 21, 2026
075 - A child's first lesson by Unknown
Mar 20, 2026
074 - When I went to school in China by Yan Phou Lee
Mar 19, 2026
073 - How Chinese children learn to read by Pere du Halde
Mar 18, 2026
072 - The Mandarin language by Pere du Halde
Mar 17, 2026
071 - China Part X Language schools and examinations historical note
Mar 16, 2026
070 - Receiving the yellow jacket by A Egmont Hake
Mar 15, 2026
069 - How the 'Arrow War' began by W A P Martin
Mar 14, 2026
068 - What the Chinese thought about the English by Unknown
Mar 13, 2026
067 - A 'Boston tea-party' in China by William Speer
Mar 12, 2026
066 - Opium-eaters by William Speer
Mar 11, 2026
065 - How the Chinese received the first English ambassador by Charles Gutzlaff
Mar 10, 2026
064 - Why the Chinaman wears a queue by William Elliot Griffis
Mar 09, 2026
063 - The temple of Heaven Peking photograph p 186
Mar 08, 2026
062 - Chinese punishments by Pere du Halde
Mar 07, 2026
061 - The coming of the Kalmucks by Thomas de Quincey
Mar 06, 2026
060 - China Part IX The first two centuries of Manchu rule historical note
Mar 05, 2026
059 - A visit to a Lama by Pere Gerbillon
Mar 04, 2026
058 - How the bonzes got the ducks by Pere Le Comte
Mar 03, 2026
057 - The man who was afraid of becoming a horse by Pere du Halde
Mar 02, 2026
056 - The emperor and the musician by Pere du Halde
Mar 01, 2026
055 - Teaching science to the emperor by Pere du Halde
Feb 28, 2026
054 - The worship of ancestors by W A P Martin
Feb 27, 2026
053 - The woman with the cross by Mendez Pinto
Feb 26, 2026
052 - An enterprising missionary by John of Corvino
Feb 25, 2026
051 - China Part VIII The coming of the missionaries historical note
Feb 24, 2026
050 - The soul of the great bell by Lafcadio Hearn
Feb 23, 2026
049 - The appeal of Lady Chang
Feb 22, 2026
048 - Was he the only cheat by Unknown
Feb 21, 2026
047 - The tiger and the monkey by Unknown
Feb 20, 2026
046 - The elixir of life by Unknown
Feb 19, 2026
045 - The boy philosopher by Unknown
Feb 18, 2026
044 - China Part VII Chinese fables and tales historical note
Feb 17, 2026
043 - The Peking Observatory photograph p 128
Feb 16, 2026
042 - A Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century by Marco Polo
Feb 15, 2026
041 - The Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city by Marco Polo
Feb 14, 2026
040 - The King's Messenger by Chuang Tzu
Feb 13, 2026
039 - How the Khan sent his messages by Marco Polo
Feb 12, 2026
038 - How Kublai Khan went a-hunting by Marco Polo
Feb 11, 2026
037 - How the great Khan ate his dinner by Marco Polo
Feb 10, 2026
036 - The palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc Peking by Marco Polo
Feb 09, 2026
035 - China Part VI Stories of the great Khan historical note
Feb 08, 2026
034 - The dirge of Jenghiz Khan by Unknown
Feb 07, 2026
033 - Jenghiz Khan captures Peking by D Petis de la Croix
Feb 06, 2026
032 - Jenghiz Khan the 'perfect warrior' by D Petis de la Croix
Feb 05, 2026
031 - The sorrows of Han by Unknown
Feb 05, 2026
030 - The Chinese theater by Archibald Little
Feb 05, 2026
029 - The Tartars and their customs by Marco Polo
Feb 05, 2026
028 - China Part V The coming of the Tartars historical note
Feb 05, 2026
027 - Printing by Rev William Speer
Feb 05, 2026
026 - The binding of feet by Rev William Speer
Feb 05, 2026
025 - The founding of Han-Lin College by Rev William Speer
Feb 05, 2026
024 - The rule of the empress Wu by S Wells Williams
Feb 05, 2026
023 - Tai-Tsung the Good by Rev William Speer
Feb 05, 2026
022 - China Part IV The Augustan age historical note
Feb 05, 2026
021 - The prodigal emperor Wang-Ti by Rounsevelle Wildman
Feb 05, 2026
020 - Mulan the maiden chief by Unknown
Feb 05, 2026
019 - Dream and reality a Buddhist story by Chuang Tzu
Feb 05, 2026
018 - The three religions by W A P Martin
Feb 05, 2026
017 - Rakan feeding the hungry spirit Chinese painting p 52
Feb 05, 2026
016 - The rule of the Hans by Rev William Speer
Feb 05, 2026
015 - The strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti by Rev Charles Gutzlaff
Feb 05, 2026
014 - China Part III Times of change and confusion historical note
Feb 05, 2026
013 - Proverbs of Mencius
Feb 05, 2026
012 - A story of Mencius by Unknown
Feb 05, 2026
011 - Mencius by S Wells Williams
Feb 05, 2026
010 - Manners and customs of Confucius's day by Rev William Speer
Feb 05, 2026
009 - Some of the proverbs of Confucius
Feb 05, 2026
008 - A visit to a temple of Confucius by Rev A W Loomis
Feb 05, 2026
007 - The story of Confucius by Rev A W Loomis
Feb 05, 2026
006 - China Part II Confucius and his age historical note
Feb 05, 2026
005 - Shun of Yu who controlled the floods by Confucius
Feb 05, 2026
004 - China Part I In the earliest days historical note
Feb 05, 2026
003 - Introduction by Eva March Tappan
Feb 05, 2026
002 - Publisher's note
Feb 05, 2026
001 - Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa Thibet Photograph Frontispice
Feb 05, 2026