Hello,

>
> suzmccarth wrote:
>
>> Is any of this supposed to precede the spread of Sanskrit to China
>> and Japan?
>
> Would you _please_ READ something about the history of writing????
>
> Seeley's History of Writing in Japan, one of the most turgid books ever
> written, has been reprinted inexpensively by U Hawaii Pr and will answer
> _all_ your questions about the development of Japanese writing.

I've stumbled across a review of Seeley's book, written by Roy Andrew
Miller:
http://www.uni-hamburg.de/Wiss/FB/10/JapanS/Zeitschr/rez35_1.html

Needless to say, he's shocked ...


Regards,
Berthold