When I Was a Boy in China 
by Yan Phou Lee (1887) 
Life in China through the eyes of a boy born in 1861.

Children of Cathay 
by Jennie Beckingsale (1904) 
Story of children’s lives in China a hundred years ago.

Children of China 
by C. Campbell Brown (1907) 
China’s customs through the eyes of an American living there.

Our Boys in China 
by Harry French (1881) 
“The thrilling story of two young Americans wrecked in the China sea. on their return from India, with their strange adventures in China.”

The World’s Story:A History of the World in Story, Song and Art, Volume 1 
by Eva March Tappan (1914)

A Little History of China 
by Alexander Brebner (1895) 
A little more mature look at China’s history, adapted from an old Chinese novel.

China’s Story in Myth, Legend, Art and Annals 
by William Griffis (1911)

The Story of China 
by Robert Van Bergen (1902) 
Written for young people.

Peeps Into China 
by E. C. Phillips (1882) 
China’s history and customs through the eyes of missionaries

Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Japan and China 
by Thomas Knox(1879) 
The Boy Travellers Series

History of Genghis Khan 
by Jacob Abbott (1860)

The Story of China 
by Robert K. Douglas (1887) 
The Story of the Nations Series

The Adventures of Marco Polo 
by Edward Atherton (1902)

Marco Polo: His Travels and Adventures 
by George M. Towle (1880) 
The Young Folks Heroes of History Series

The Travels of Marco Polo for Boys and Girls 
by Thomas Knox (1885)

Historical Tales: Japan and China  
by Charles Morris(1903)

Stories About Japan 
by Annie Butler (1888)

Stories About Japan 
by Annie Butler (1888)

The Japanese Twins 
by Lucy Fitch Perkins

Child Life in Japan 
by Matilda Ayrton (1879)

Story of Little Metzu 
by Helen Campbell (1914)

History of Japan in Words of One-Syllable 
by Helen Ainslee Smith (1898)

Japan 
by John Finnemore (1911) 
Peeps at History

When I Was a Boy in Japan 
by Sakae Shioya (1920)

A Boy of Old Japan 
by Robert Van Bergen (1901)

The Adventures of Two Youth in a Journey to Japan and China 
by Thomas Knox (1879) 
The Boy Travellers Series

The World’s Story 
by Eva March Tappan (1914) 
A history of the world in story, song and art

The Story of Japan 
by David Murray (1894) 
Story of the Nations Series

In the Mikado’s Service 
by William Griffis (1901)

Our Oriental Heritage 
by Will Durant

Historical Tales: Scandinavia 
by Charles Morris

The Story of Norway 
by Charlotte Sidgwick (1885)

Little Greta of Denmark 
by Bernadine Bailey

Finland, a Little Land That is True to Itself 
by Helen Gray (1914)

Heroic Finland 
by David Hinshaw (1952)

The Boy Travellers in Northern Europe 
by Thomas Knox (1892) 
Boy Travellers Series

The World’s Story, Volume 8 
by Eva March Tappan (1914) 
World history in story, art and song

The Story of Norway 
by Hjalmar Boyesen (1914)
Story of the Nations Series

Kari the Elephant 
by Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1922) 
The story of a young boy in India and the elephant he raises as a pet.

Home Life in India 
by John Finnemore (1917) 
Peeps at Many Lands—a first look at life at home

India
by John Finnemore (1910) 
Peeps at Many Lands

Ceylon 
by Alfred Clark (1910) 
Peeps at Many Lands look at Sri Lanka

The World’s Story 
by Eva March Tappan (1914) 
The history of the world in song, story and art

India 
by Victor Surridge (1909)

Adventures of Two Youth in a Journey to Ceylon and India 
by Thomas Knox (1882) 
The Boy Traveller Series

The Story of India 
by Demetrius Boulger (1897)

India 
by Flora Annie Steel (1905) 
Many illustrative drawings

India Through the Ages 
by Flora Annie Steele (1911) 
Advanced but not difficult study of India

Our Oriental Heritage 
by Will Durant

The Story of Vedic India 
by Z. A. Ragozin (1902)

The Story of Buddhist India 
by T. W. Rhys David (1903)

The Story of Medieval India under Mohammedan Rule 
by Stanley Lane-Poole (1903)

The Story of British India 
by R. W. Frazer (1896)

Freedom’s Battles 
by Mahatma Gandhi 
Gandhi’s writings and speeches in 1922 assessing India’s situation

The Rising Temper of the East 
by Frazier Hunt (1922) 
Interesting point of view for older readers.

Between Courses: Stories and Recipes from a Bihari Kitchen 
by Kimberly Nathane

With Clive in India—the beginning of an empire, battle of Plassey (1786)

The Tiger of Mysore—the War with Tippoo Saib (1795)

At The Point of Bayonet—tale of the Mahratte War (1800)

The Lost Heir (1846)

Through the Sikh War—tale of the conquest of Punjab (1850)

In Times of Peril—Indian mutiny (1856)

Rujub, the Juggler—Indian mutiny (1856)

Australasia 
by Mara Pratt (1892)

The Story of Australia 
by A. Grove Day (1960)

The Early Settlers: Australia’s Story 
by Herbert Strang (1910)

The Story of Australasia 
by Greville Tregarthen (1893) 
Story of the Nations

A Final Reckoning (1810) 
Bush life in Australia

Maori and Settler (1870) 
A story of the New Zealand War