THE MIRROR OF KONG HO
By Ernest Bramah


Etext prepared by John Bickers, jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz.



THE MIRROR OF KONG HO

BY ERNEST BRAMAH



A lively and amusing collection of letters on
western living written by Kong Ho, a Chinese
gentleman. These addressed to his homeland,
refer to the Westerners in London as
barbarians and many of the aids to life in our
society give Kong Ho endless food for thought.
These are things such as the motor car and the
piano; unknown in China at this time.



INTRODUCTION

ESTIMABLE BARBARIAN,--Your opportune suggestion that I should
permit the letters, wherein I have described with undeviating
fidelity the customs and manner of behaving of your