2 volumes (xiv, 770 pages) 23 cm

"... The sensational details of the alleged massacre in the British Legation on the 7th of July [1900] ... when followed by a knowledge of the principal facts, riveted the attention of all nations. The absolute novelty, the intense dramatic interest, the world-wide scope, and the far-reaching consequences of the events which have taken place in China combine to differentiate the Convulsion in that Empire from anything in history ... It is the design of the present work, while giving in considerable detail the events connected with the siege in Peking, to sketch the important outlines of the events to which that formed the climax ..."--Preface, p. ix-x

V.1. Remoter sources of antipathy -- International complications -- Protestants in China -- Roman Catholics in China -- A half century of anti-foreign riots -- An anti-foreign propaganda and its results -- The commercial intrusion -- Territorial aggression -- Reaction against reform -- Genesis of the Boxer movement -- Gather of the storm -- Spread of the Boxer rising -- The Boxers and the Chinese government -- State of semi-siege in Peking [i.e., Beijing] -- Attack on the Legations -- First week of the siege -- The struggle for the wall -- Dark days -- The armistice

V.2. Siege life -- Days of waiting -- Renewal of the attack -- The relief -- From Taku to Peking -- The fortifications -- After the siege -- Hand of God in the siege -- Punishment of Peking -- The capital in transformation -- Ruin of T'ung Chou [i.e., Tong Zhou] -- Tientsin [i.e., Tianjin] after the siege -- Foreigners in the interior -- Notable experiences -- The catastrophe to the native church -- Personal narratives -- Fire and sword in Shansi [i.e., Shanxi Sheng] -- A twelve-month of foreign occupation -- The outlook

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