HEGRI1 Hegel, Robert E: READING ILLUSTRATED FICTION IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA. Stanford, 1998. xxii, 489 pp. Numerous tables and b/w illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. 24x16 cm. Cloth. GBP 65.00 An important recent work on the culture of the book in imperial China, Hegel's work examines the material form of the printed book, especially the illustration of popular novels, in order to reveal some aspects of the theory and practice of reading in China from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Subjects: Literature Can be ordered in, as of: 08/03/2008 Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.