The Critic in the Orient

First Impressions of Manila and Its Picturesque People-- American Work in the Philippine Islands--Scenes in the City of Manila and Suburbs.

Hongkong, Canton, Singapore and Rangoon 63

Hongkong, the Greatest British Port in the Orient--A Visit to Canton in Days of Wild Panic--Singapore, the Meeting Place of Many Races--strange Night Scenes in the City of Singapore--Characteristic Sights in Burma's Largest City.

India, The Land of Temples, Palaces and Monuments 93

Calcutta, the Most Beautiful of Oriental Cities--Bathing, and Burning the Dead at Benares--Lucknow and Cawnpore, Cities of the Mutiny--The Taj Mahal, the World's Loveliest Building--Delhi and Its Ancient Mohammedan Ruins--Scenes in Bombay When the King Arrived--Religion and Customs of the Bombay Parsees.

Egypt, The Home of Hieroglyphs, Tombs and Mummies 135

Picturesque Oriental Life as Seen in Cairo--Among the Ruins of Luxor and Karnak--Tombs of The Kings at Ancient Thebes--Sailing Down the Nile on a Small Steamer--Before the Pyramids and the Sphinx.