A FEMALE RICHELIEU 223 THE TARTARS AND GENGHIS KHAN 228 HOW THE FRIARS FARED AMONG THE TARTARS 236 THE SIEGE OF SIANYANG 242 THE DEATH-STRUGGLE OF CHINA 249 THE PALACE OF KUBLAI KHAN 255 THE EXPULSION OF THE MONGOLS 264 THE RISE OF THE MANCHUS 272 THE MANCHU CONQUEST OF CHINA 281 THE CAREER OF A DESERT CHIEF 290 THE RAID OF THE GOORKHAS 299 HOW EUROPE ENTERED CHINA 306 THE BURNING OF THE SUMMER PALACE 315 A GREAT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT AND ITS FATE 323 COREA AND ITS NEIGHBORS 330 THE BATTLE OF THE IRON-CLADS 339 PROGRESS IN JAPAN AND CHINA 347 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. JAPANESE AND CHINESE. PAGE GREAT GATE, NIKKO _Frontispiece._ FUJIYAMA 10 SHUZENJI VILLAGE, IDZU 36 FARMERS PLANTING RICE SPROUTS, JAPAN 52 LETTER-WRITING IN JAPAN 63 KARAMO TEMPLE, NIKKO 78 RETURNING FROM MARKET, JAPAN 98 MAIN STREET, YOKOHAMA 108 CHUSENJI ROAD AND DAIYA RIVER 132 A CHINESE IRRIGATION WHEEL 165 AN ITINERANT COBBLER, CANTON, CHINA 180 A CHINESE PAGODA 197 WATER CART, PEKIN, CHINA 210 SHANGHAI, FROM THE WATER-SIDE 222 MARKET SCENE IN SHANGHAI 255 CHINESE GAMBLERS 281 CHAIR AND CAGO CARRIERS 306 STREET SCENE, PEKIN, CHINA 318 A BRONZE-WORKER'S SHOP 330 THE PEKIN GATE 347 * * * * * _THE FIRST OF THE MIKADOS._