The Sword Knight of Wudang
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Summary
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy Republican-era old-school wuxia and want to broaden their reading
- Readers interested in wuxia built around the Wudang, Shaolin, and Emei sects
- Casual readers who want to finish novellas in fragmented time
- Collectors interested in the editing and publication of Republican-era popular fiction
Not a good fit for
- Wuxia readers who prefer long, grand narratives and complex world-building
- Researchers needing deep academic sourcing and textual collation
- Those uncomfortable with the language style and narrative pace of old-school wuxia
Reading tips
- Start with The Wudang Swordsman, then read the Shaolin and Emei pieces in turn to feel the differences between sect themes.
- Each piece is moderate in length, suitable for reading in several sittings rather than all at once.
- Note how characters are introduced and how plots turn, to appreciate the narrative craft of old-school wuxia.
- After reading, compare with other Republican-era wuxia works to see how different writers of the same period handled the genre.
About the publisher
China Culture and History Press has long devoted itself to modern and contemporary literature and culture-and-history reading matter, with publishing directions centered on classic works, social novels, prose and miscellaneous writings, and Eastern philosophy, alongside culture-and-history periodicals such as Zongheng. Among the more than 1,500 titles in the collection, representative books include Zhang Henshui's Ti Xiao Yin Yuan, Lu Xun's Complete Classic Works (10 volumes) and Wild Grass, and Lao She's Four Generations Under One Roof series and the boxed set of Lao She's Classic Works (10 volumes), while its author resources are concentrated on figures such as Zhang Henshui, Lu Xun, Lao She and Sima Qian. Its publishing character lies in solid editorial work on culture-and-history source texts and in issuing famous authors' works in sets, balancing the readability of individual texts with the systematic presentation of complete collections for focused reading and collecting. Beyond these directions, public information on the press's contemporary original publishing is limited, so it is not elaborated here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 作者简介
- 少林剑侠
- 自序
- 第一回 惩流氓壮士卖解 戏行客老叟逞技
- 第二回 谈哲理头头是道 练武艺针针见血
- 第三回 拜师父壮士得真传 杀疯犬老衲收弟子
- 第四回 因小事忽然结深仇 行远道蓦地遇剑客
- 第五回 两剑客初次决雌雄 三侠士荒郊闻野哭
- 第六回 施诱惑兄妹通奸 恋情侣夫妻反目
- 第七回 求灵签贤母哭令儿 读书信道士诧奇事
- 第八回 不幸重重人亡财又失 消息沉沉音杳耗亦无
- 第九回 遇高人奇士成剑侠 移疾病乞丐起沉疴
- 第十回 苦肉计名捕赚巨盗 不忍心剑客救巨魁
- 武当剑侠
- 朱序
- 自序
- 第一回 被嫁祸侠客入囹圄 白奇冤道人解桎梏
- 第二回 巧取豪夺借刀杀人 甘言令色设计诱敌
- 第三回 弄巧成拙引狼入室 恶贯满盈遇盗身亡
- 第四回 孽因恶果命丧招商店 香消玉殒魂归离恨天
- 第五回 树倒猢狲散且趁火打劫 牢破机关毁聊顺水行船
- 第六回 留盗窟机关县令具深心 讯贼酋口供道士用砂手
- 第七回 一去不返盗党作黄鹤 甘罪无词英雄请领限
- 第八回 溯往事小结前文 议本案忽翻旧账
- 第九回 使飞剑施道法方外士任侠 仗武艺运神功槛内人逞能
- 第十回 抱义愤代友报仇 行巧计为人雪恨
- 峨眉剑侠
- 第一回 文士潦倒权为打铁汉 老叟离奇隐作经纪人
- 第二回 释隐疑剪烛论前情 劫民女仗威施暴虐
- 第三回 削须眉奸王惊飞剑 返故乡山盗觑行装
- 第四回 服众寇老妇显神威 讨银箱大侠访盗迹
- 第五回 斗剑光色彩分派别 报友愤改扮勘敌踪
- 第六回 廉女色明显真豪杰 惊凶亡巧撞浮滑人
- 第七回 结缘有心倚门卖笑 交友无意临别珍言
- 第八回 恶头陀强化铁钟缘 风流子自蹈冤孽债
- 第九回 绿巾有魂蠢汉拿奸 白刃无情红颜喋血
- 第十回 急兄仇飞头掷浪子 怀隐愤僻道逢故知
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About the author
Zhang Genong was a writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School during the Republican era. A native of Dantu in Jiangsu (present-day Zhenjiang), he wrote under such pen names as Feng Chousheng, Feng Shisheng, and Zhuobi Shanren. Public information about his birth and death dates and early life is limited, but his surviving works show that he ranged across social, martial arts, detective, and historical fiction with ease, achieving his greatest success in martial arts novels. His representative works include Sh Potian Jinglu (Stone-Breaking Record), Guan Dong Qixia Zhuan (Tales of Strange Heroes of the Northeast), and the Four Great Swordsmen series. This library holds 41 of his works, most of them martial arts novels, including multiple installments of Stone-Breaking Record. His writing occupies a place in the history of Republican-era martial arts fiction, with intricate plots and diverse subjects that offer valuable texts for the study of popular literature of the period.
