The Shadow of Quong Lung

Catalog Note: "The Shadow of Quong Lung" This 1899 collection by C.W. Doyle contains five related stories set in San Francisco's Chinatown. "The Illumination of Lee Moy" introduces a four-year-old boy given gin by his mother to encourage playfulness; a sympathetic white woman learns he is actually blind. "The Shadow of Quong Lung" (part two, OCR garbled at conclusion) develops this encounter. The collection includes "Civil Death in Chinatown" and "The Wings of Lee Toy"—the latter two previously published prize-winners in the San Francisco Examiner (1897) and Argonaut (1898). "The Seats of Judgment" completes the volume. The preface indicates these stories highlight conditions of enslaved girls in Chinatown, framing the narratives around themes of exploitation and rescue, though OCR degradation prevents full plot summary beyond the opening installment.