Primary Sources, Historical Collections

This volume presents a historical primary source: "An English and Chinese Pocket Dictionary, in the Mandarin Dialect," compiled by Arnold Foster. Featuring a foreword by T. S. Wentworth, this dictionary offers a fascinating glimpse into the linguistic landscape of the past. It serves as a valuable resource for those studying the historical interaction between English and Chinese languages, particularly the Mandarin dialect.

Providing insights into vocabulary and usage of a bygone era, this dictionary will appeal to linguists, historians, and anyone interested in the evolution of language and cross-cultural communication.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.