Garrison Tales from Tonquin
O'Neill O'Neill
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, July 24, 2012)
China and Japan the world has at length grown familiar; in as far as the Occident can comprehend the Orient, the daily life of the Mongolian race has been made known to us. There are, however, some branches of this race of which little is said. Since 1884 the French have had possession of the northern province of A nnam, and it is this part of the extreme Orient that the following short tales may serve to illustrate. Even in this province of Tonkin, or Tonquin, as we write it in English, the Annamites are divided into several distinct peoples; but how each may differ from the other would be a problem for the ethnographer. French rule was not gratefully accepted in Tonquin. These poor savages did not at once comprehend or appreciate the honor of being subject to France; so they made desperate efforts to resist French(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at