James Legge

1815 - 1897

About the Author

Legge translated Chinese books into English, including many works by Confucius.

In The Library:

• translator: The Chinese Classics (1869)
• translator: The Chinese Classics: Vol. 1. The Life and Teachings of Confucius (Analects, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean) (1869)
• translator: The Chinese Classics: Vol. 2 The Life and Teachings of Mencius (1875)
• translator: The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism. Part I The Shu King, the Religious Portions of the Shih King, the Hsiao King (1879)
• translator: The Sacred Books of China. The Texts of Confucianism, Part IV. The Li Ki, XI-XLVI (1885)
• translator: The Sacred Books of China. The Texts of Taoism. Part I: The Tao Teh King. The Writings of Kwang Ze Books I-XVII (1879)