Mrs. Spring Fragrance is a 1912 collection of short stories by Sui Sin Far, the pen name of Edith Maude Eaton. Set among Chinese immigrants and Chinese American families, it explores marriage, generational change, and life between cultures with humor and sympathy. The stories offer an early, nuanced view of Chinese American experience.
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Transcriber’s Note: Footnotes have been collected at the end of each chapter, and are linked for ease of reference. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. Any corrections are indicated using an underline highlight. Placing the cursor over the correction will produce the original text in a small popup. The first set of images below are used as a background for each set of pages throughout the volume. This was not feasible in this format. The second set served as background on the title page and its facing page. Mrs. Spring Fragrance Mrs. Spring Fragrance BY SUI SIN FAR [EŠƗǵƒ EĵǵLjƿ]
CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1912 COPYRIGHT, 1912 A. C. McCLURG & CO. PUBLISHED, MAY, 1912 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THE·PLIMPTON·PRESS [W·D·O] NORWOOD·MASS·U·S·A
CONTENTS MRS. SPRING FRAGRANCE MRS. SPRING FRAGRANCE 1 THE INFERIOR WOMAN 21 THE WISDOM OF THE NEW 47 “ITS WAVERING IMAGE” 85 THE GIFT OF LITTLE ME 95 THE STORY OF ONE WHITE WOMAN WHO MARRIED A 111 СНINESE HER CHINESE HUSBAND 132 THE AMERICANIZING OF PAU TSU 144 IN THE LAND OF THE FREE 161 THE CHINESE LILY 178 THE SMUGGLING OF TIE CO 184
THE GOD OF RESTORATION 193 THE THREE SOULS OF AH SO NAN 203 THE PRIZE CHINA BABY 214 LIN JOHN 220 TIAN SHAN'S KINDRED SPIRIT 224 235 THE SING SONG WOMAN TALES OF CHINESE CHILDREN THE SILVER LEAVES 242 THE PEACOCK LANTERN 246 CHILDREN OF PEACE 249 THE BANISHMENT OF MING AND MAI 265 THE STORY OF A LITTLE CHINESE SEABIRD 277 WHAT ABOUT THE CAT? 285 THE WILD MAN AND THE GENTLE BOY 288 THE GARMENTS OF THE FAIRIES 291
THE DREAMS THAT FAILED 294 GLAD YEN 296 THE DECEPTIVE MAT 297 THE HEART'S DESIRE 300 THE CANDY THAT IS NOT SWEET 303 THE INFERIOR MAN 308 THE MERRY BLIND-MAN 312 MISUNDERSTOOD 314 THE LITTLE FAT ONE 320 A CHINESE BOY-GIRL 323 PAT AND PAN 333 THE CROCODILE PAGODA 344
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