Name/Title
中西四書Entry/Object ID
ZWGS-2Description
The Four Books
Hong Kong, Man Yu Tong, 1898 (reprinted 1904)
This volume, The Four Books, or The Chinese Classics in English, presents an English translation of the Sishu (Four Books), which form the foundation of Confucian philosophy. The collection comprises The Great Learning (Daxue), The Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong), The Analects of Confucius (Lunyu), and The Works of Mencius (Mengzi).
The editor of this edition remains unknown; according to the title page, it was “compiled from the best previous works.” It was printed in 1898 in Hong Kong by Man Yu Tong. Reflecting traditional Chinese book culture, the volume is bound to be read from back to front and printed on fine rice paper, giving it a delicate, translucent quality characteristic of high-quality publications of its time.
四书
香港，文裕堂，1898年（1904年重印）
本书名为《四书英译本》（The Four Books, or The Chinese Classics in English），是儒家经典“四书”（Sishu）的英文译本。该合集包括**《大学》、《中庸》、《论语》与《孟子》**，构成了儒家思想的核心典籍。
本书编者不详，标题页注明其“compiled from the best previous works”（汇编自以往最优秀的版本）。该书于1898年在香港由文裕堂（Man Yu Tong）印刷出版。其装帧方式保留了中国传统书籍的特点，由后向前阅读，并印于精致的宣纸之上，纸质细腻通透，是当时高质量印刷品的典型代表。
