Originally Posted by AlexsMom
Unfortunately, also appalling racism. The Chinese character is a capering caricature, bowing to and "young master"ing a small child. It's a shame, because I agree that the book is otherwise lovely.

Yep. That chapter was the subject of much conversation at our house, about dialect and caricature and perception of "others" and all sorts of things like that.

I still think these particular books are worth keeping. (Unlike the Bobbsey Twins, which I jettisoned wholesale; the racism is much more pervasive throughout the stories there.)

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