Mr Derelict by Liu Ngo - Tr by HY Yang & GM Taylor (1948).pdf

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Translated by

H. Y. Yang and G. M. Tayler

Mr. Derelict is an abridged trans¬

lation of a Chinese novel written in

1905. Its author, Liu Ngo, was a man

of outstanding ability, and during a

varied career he denounced corruption,

promoted reforms and tried to intro¬

duce industrialization in an attempt to

postpone the ruin he feared was doomed

to overtake Chinese civilization. An

initial allegorical chapter, in which

China is represented as a junk in danger

of sinking, leads to episodes from the

career of Liu Ngo (in the person of Mr.

Derelict, a wandering physician).

It presents a vivid picture of various

cross-sections of Chinese society of the

early twentieth century, dealing with

high officials, humble villagers, scholars

and sing-song girls ; and although the

scenes and customs portrayed here

belong to the China of forty years ago,

an understanding of them throws con¬

siderable light on the China of to-day.

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