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Arthur Henderson Smith


Born
in Vernon, The United States
July 18, 1845

Died
August 31, 1932


Arthur Henderson Smith was a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions noted for spending 54 years as a missionary in China and writing books which presented China to foreign readers. These books include Chinese Characteristics, Village Life in China and The Uplift of China. In the 1920s, Chinese Characteristics was still the most widely read book on China among foreign residents there.

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Chinese Characteristics

4.07 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1894 — 151 editions
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Village Life in China A Stu...

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China and America To-day: A...

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China in Convulsion

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China In A Convulsion V1

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 19 editions
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Rex Christus: An Outline St...

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Addresses, Public and Devot...

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Pearls of Wisdom from China

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The Uplift of China

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“One of the first things which impress the traveller in China is the extremely simple diet of the people.”
Arthur Henderson Smith, Chinese Characteristics

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