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English translations of the Classics by James Legge

•  Shu Jing - The Book of History 书经
•  Xiao Jing - Filial Piety 孝经
•  Da Xue - The Great Learning 大学
•  Zhong Yong - The Doctrine of the Mean 中庸
•  Excerpts of Liji 礼记

Full Chinese texts [T C]

•  大学 Daxue, The Great Learning [pdf]
•  中庸 Zhongyong [Chung Yung], The Doctrine of Mean [pdf]
•  论语 Lunyu [Lun Yu] Analects of Confucius [pdf]
•  诗经 ShiJing Book of Odes [pdf]
•  孝经 Xiaojing, Book of Filial Piety [pdf]
•  礼记 Liji, Book of Rites [pdf]

The collection of writings by Confucius and his disciples is often referred to as "Four Books and Five Classics"

Four Books  四书

•  Lunyu [Lun Yu] Analects of Confucius 论语
   
  • Translation of the full text of Analects [English] by Charles Muller
  • English translation  by James Legge
  • Analect Chinese text 
     
•  Daxue [Ta Hsueh] The Great Learning 大学
•  ZhongYong [Chung Yung] Doctrine of Mean 中庸

Five Classics  五经

•  Yi Jing [I Ching] Book of Change - 易经
•  ShiJing [Shih Ching] Book of Odes 诗经
•  LiJi [Li Chi] Book of Rites - 礼记
•  ShuJing [Shu Ching] Book of History 书经
•  [Chun Chiu] Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋

More

•  XiaoJing[Hsiao Ching] Book of Filial Piety 孝经
  • Chinese text [pdf]
  • Combined Chinese and English translation
•  [Yueh Ching] Book of Music 乐经