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by James Legge · 1891
The Tao te Ching is one of the most widely read , due to its simplicity and depth.

by Lao Tzu & Chuang Tzu & Jame Legge · 1891


by C. Spurgeon Medhurst · 1905
Echoes of mystical Christianity in the Tao te Ching.

by D.T. Suzuki & Paul Carus · 1913
A translation of Tao te Ching by two prominent 20th century Buddhists.

by Lionel Giles · 1912

by Anton Forke · 1912

by Teitaro Suzuki & Paul Carus · 1906

by Teitaro Suzuki & Paul Carus · 1906


by Evan S. Morgan · 1933

by Dwight Goddard & Henri Borel · 1919
Another, very lucid translation of the Tao te Ching

by Dwight Goddard & Henri Borel · 1939
The second edition of Goddard and Borel's work

by Lao Tzu & Lionel Giles · 1905
A clear English rendering of the Tao te Ching by one of the best Chinese translators.

by Sun Tzu & Lionel Giles · 1910
The Chinese classic of military strategy infused with Taoism.

by Chuang Tzu & Lionel Giles · 1909
A short collection of texts featuring the Taoist sage Chuang Tzu.

by John Dudgeon · 1895
A very rare treatise on traditional Chinese esoteric medical practices.
by Carl F. Kupfer · 1911
A tour of Chinese sacred locations, including a visit with the Taoist Pope.