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374 was issued in 1876. The parts of most use for our purposes are:

(a) Dispatches, or Memorials to the Throne. 30 vols.

(b) The Nienp'u, or Annals. 12 vols.

(c) Miscellaneous Correspondence (to officials). 33 vols.

(d) Excerpts from his Diary, 2 vols. This is a little collection from the complete diary, arranged by topics, and consists largely of thoughts on literature, philosophy, and administration, not so much biographical as contemplative.

2. The Home Letters of Tsêng Wen-cheng, 10 vols. These are published in many editions and are widely read. With them are also to be included two additional volumes entitled The Home Instructions of Tsêng Wen-cheng, 2 vols., addressed to his sons and giving them his opinions on various matters. They are all of great interest to one who would understand Chinese ideals as set forth by a thoughtful and earnest follower of Confucius. A second supplementary volume contains the commemorative essays, poems, and scrolls sent to the family after Tsêng's death.

3. Record of the Chief Events in the Life of Tsêng Wen-cheng. Compiled under the patronage of Li Hung-chang and Tsêng Kuo-ch'üan by Wang Ting-an. Also in many editions. This is a brief biography and contains much interesting material.

4. The Diary of Tsêng Kuo-fan. 40 vols. Issued privately by photographic reproduction of the manuscript. Unfortunately there are gaps of serious importance, when Tsêng's papers were all lost in the capture of his flagship at Kiukiang, early in 1855.

B. SOURCES: INSURGENT.

1. The Visions of Hung-Siu-tshuen and Origin of the Kwang-si Rebellion, by the Rev. Theodore Hamberg. Hongkong, 1854. Written from material furnished by Hung Jen-tah (Hung Jin), later the Kanwang, and our chief source for the