This edition is a general account of the Chinese classics and contains a Life of Confucius, the ‘ Analects ’ which describe his opinions, the translation of two standard works of the Confucian school, called ‘The Great Learning, ’ and ‘The Doctrine of the Mean, ’ written by his celebrated grandson. We commend the work most heartily to those who value such studies, as conveying to them, in a small compass and on the highest authority, a clear view of the position and opinions of the great sage who, for two thousand years, has ruled the literary world of Chin