ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a letter to Xiao Zisheng by his younger schoolmate Mao Zedong in January 28, 1916 to ask Zisheng to borrow the Tiger Magazine for him from Mr. Xu when he has time. Mao Zedong stands out as one of the dominant figures of the twentieth century. Guerrilla leader, strategist, conqueror, ruler, poet, and philosopher, he placed his imprint on China, and on the world. In this letter, he also asks Zisheng to make a pleasure trip out of town on Sunday morning. Twelve of the twenty surviving texts from the years 1915 and 1916 are letters to Zisheng, also known as Xiao Xudong and Xiao Yu, who was one of Mao's two most intimate friends during his years at First Normal School. Zisheng then returned to Changsha to take up a position as principal of the primary school attached to First Normal School.
