A concise introduction to sixty-six works in the canon of Chinese literature.
Frances Wood is a distinguished historian of China and Chinese culture, and was for many years head of the Chinese collections at the British Library. She has lectured widely, created exhibitions, and written a number of books including China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, The Silk Road, and the Blue Guide to China.
PRAISE FOR FRANCES WOOD'S CHINA'S FIRST EMPEROR AND HIS TERRACOTTA
WARRIORS: 'Fascinating book' Mail on Sunday. 'Wry, concise and
authoritative' Times Literary Supplement. '[Wood's] close reading
of these sources offers fresh insight' Publishers Weekly. '[An]
interesting and informative work' Booklist. 'Wonderfully
descriptive'
*Library Journal*
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