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back cover blurb of “the poison of polygamy”

the author was a cantonese migrant to australia who was a newspaper editor, a christian pastor, a chinese nationalist and a kmt revolutionary who later became an official in the chinese republican government

absolutely wild novel serialised in 1909-1910 in an australian chinese-language newspaper. possibly the earliest western chinese diaspora novel. it is not “good” but it IS entertaining

Kung Lok was anxious for [a] sight of his bride, [and so] stood leaning at the side of a table, staring intently. Tsiu Hei was also anxious for a sight of her groom, and stole frequent peeks from within her room. Perceiving her intent, Lin Neung pointed out Kung Lok and said, "That is my mistress's husband-to-be." On hearing this, Tsiu Hei fixed her gaze and looked. Presently, her pretty face went red, her shapely brows bristled, and her tears fell down in beads. She rested her head on Lin Neung's shoulder. Then, after a little while, she stamped her foot and angrily exclaimed, "Pah! So that toad dreams of eating swan! I swear I would rather die than marry the foreign devil!" Finished, she started to quietly sob. (§31, 5/3/1910)

owned. by the subservient bondmaid no less

"You are approaching fifty, sir, yet still want for a wife, to say nothing of offspring," said Wong. "I have long wanted to find a woman and thus fulfill my heart's desire," replied Kung. "But living overseas it is very hard to find one who is suitable." "Tell me sir, what type of woman is it that would suit your liking?" asked Wong. "Who knows how many of our countrymen residing overseas have married Western women," replied Kung. "In my humble opin-ion, though, it is at heart a source of displeasure for them. Why? Upper-class Western women are constrained by racial boundaries, and would almost never lower themselves to accede to intermarriage. Harlots from the lower class, one would not wish to marry. And while those of the middle class do occasionally marry, they are as rare as morning stars. If men should come by them, though, they show in the end too exalted a sense of feminism, and no sense of frugality, so scarcely any such couples keep by each other into their white-haired years. As to the daughters of Chinese fathers and Western mothers, in the extravagance to which they are accustomed to aspire, and their unbridled feminism, they do not fall short of Westerners, but tend rather to exceed them. However, they lack the comprehensive education? of the Westerners, and the subservient nature of the Chinese. And their barbarous liberty is not dissimilar to that of the so-called women of liberty in China today.

lmao this guy sucks

Having no time to run, Ching Nam shinned up to a tree top. In fright, the group darted for cover in all directions. Several people fell and lay prone on the ground. Those lying at the rear were immediately savaged by the beast. Spotting this from his tree, Ching Nam's eyes bulged with rage and the desire came on him to summon all his strength and go down to save them, but he knew he was no match for the beast. Exigency inducing sudden ingenuity, Ching Nam pulled out a sharp blade from about his waist, and focusing on the beast threw it down with force, striking the animal right on the back. Blood spurted forth, and it gave a loud howl, before retreating into the undergrowth. Ching Nam jumped down and inspected those who had been savaged. But, their skulls crushed, they had already expired. He then picked up the blade he had

hate it when i am trekking though the bush in mainland australia and i am suddenly mauled (!) by a tasmanian tiger (!??)

I dunno if Anna Applebaum is the person I would look to for peace information.

their strongest argument is “sure they were absurdly and violently racist and bigoted. but they wouldn’t have verbally praised the nazis” as though that means much to the victims of their actions

i need a big glass of it

obviously in many ways medicine has made fantastic advances since the 19th century. however it feels deeply unfair as someone with a cold that i can’t be getting blasted on laudanum right now

maybe you need something more matte and textured? like a wax? unfortunately my short hair days are over so i don’t know products well

it looks good though even though it’s not as artfully tousled as the picture

the problem with hair ime is the shorter it is the more work it is

i think you need a lot of product and potentially a curling iron

is this person marrying the fish

This brother was also part owner of the Pekin Cafe and was so immersed in the Australian ethos that at one time he was sued for unpaid overtime by a unionist waiter.

lmao. integration into australian culture via becoming a shitty cafe owner…a tale as old as time

'The campaign against white minority rule in S Africa offers a historical touchstone and strategic playbook. The country was banned from the Olympics from 1964 onwards; Fifa expelled S Africa in 1976; cricket, rugby and tennis bodies followed, leading to almost total exclusion from big competitions'

rip in advance to my stomach

just took extra dose of lexapro instead of ibuprofen 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

That’s history

i have no voice but i must scream

hot milk in this case but yes

is coffee good for laryngitis

It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4

magpies do not swoop me because i am pure of heart. now noisy miners on the other hand

neighbour with no eyes: do NOT go into the woods to try to discover the secret. once someone tried that and paid a terrible terrible price

Our Narrator: lol don’t know who that was but sounds like they were a HUGE IDIOT for getting caught, simply couldn’t be me. i’m gonna go into the woods

Our Narrator has woken up with a hangover and does not understand why the community is now shunning him for making a scene at the human sacrifice party

getting drunk and making a scene at the human sacrifice party

“but pip how are you posting” i am holding the phone one inch from my face and squinting

optometrist is forcing me to wait with no contacts in so i am essentially blind. trapped!!

Obvious Hints of human sacrifice are constantly being dropped and our narrator is like la la la la la i love the countryside I love tradition la la la