Project Gutenberg 2008-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 710 Li, Boyuan 1867 1906 李伯元 李寶嘉 Li, Baojia 文明小史 Wen ming xiao shi Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(novel) Produced by Sandy Chen "文明小史" by Boyuan Li is a historical account likely set in the late 19th century. The work discusses sociopolitical changes and observations of society through personal anecdotes, reflecting on the nature of civilization and literature during a transformative period in China. The narrative suggests a journey through significant experiences that lead to broader societal insights. The opening of the text captures the narrator's reflections as they embark on a sea voyage, contemplating the changes of the world while observing nature's rhythms—the rising sun signifying hope and the impending storm symbolizing chaos. In their interactions and conversations with others, the narrator introduces characters like 柳知府, who grapples with reformative thoughts and the pressures of office as he prepares to take on a new role in Hunan. The text also depicts the dichotomy between traditional values and new ideas as 柳知府 discusses with his old friend humorous yet serious insights on governance and societal change. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for an exploration of historical narrative interwoven with personal and political themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 921617 2025-06-10T12:30:38.943730 text/html 921438 2025-01-10T12:16:10.167196 text/html 462580 2025-06-10T12:30:45.835678 application/epub+zip 476043 2025-06-10T12:30:41.010744 application/epub+zip 476043 2025-06-10T12:30:39.765684 application/epub+zip 900103 2025-06-10T12:30:49.424643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 882451 2025-06-10T12:30:45.063692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861280 2022-09-12T03:57:46.957672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903342 2025-06-10T12:30:38.568788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 903343 2008-05-07T12:29:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 394681 2008-05-07T12:29:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17495 2025-06-10T12:30:49.576639 application/rdf+xml 7854 2025-06-10T12:30:40.327679 image/jpeg 2359 2025-06-10T12:30:40.039676 image/jpeg 456842 2025-06-10T12:30:39.022676 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia