The Red Boat
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy Jianghu legends and folk chivalric tales
- Readers interested in Poyang Lake's regional culture and life on the water
- Those looking for a long novel with steady pacing and a clear character-growth arc
- Readers curious about the traditional life-saving trade and local historical atmosphere
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting strict academic scholarship or historical annotations
- Readers who prefer urban realist fiction or fast-paced suspense
- Those uninterested in legendary narrative and Jianghu rule settings
Reading tips
- Start with the opening section explaining the Red Boat's origins to understand the relationship between the imperial mission and the Red Boat Bureau before entering the character thread
- Read along with the progress of Liu Dahai's apprenticeship, noting how martial training and chivalrous spirit grow together
- When reaching the rescue and bandit-suppression passages, consult a map to understand Poyang Lake's water system and the locations of perilous spots
- After finishing, revisit the group portrait of Red Boat boatmen to trace how the theme of loyalty and righteousness lands on different characters
About the publisher
Popular Literature and Art Publishing House is a publisher positioned around popular reading, and publicly available information about it is limited. Its publishing focuses mainly on foreign literature and world classics. Among the more than seventy books in the collection are Chinese translations of classics such as Les Misérables, War and Peace, Gone with the Wind and Andersen's Fairy Tales, as well as inspirational and personal-growth titles, suggesting that the press balances the popularization of literary classics with reading development for young people. In terms of authors, foreign masters including Hugo, Tolstoy, Mitchell, Andersen and Dickens form the core of its translated works, while authors such as Xie Zhiqiang and Cui Haili enrich its domestic writing section. Overall, the press serves general readers with accessible editions, building a publishing profile centered on world literary classics and supplemented by growth and inspirational themes.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 题记
- 内容提要
- 第一章
- 1、三先生
- 2、在船上
- 3、吴城
- 第二章
- 4、卦摊
- 5、老板
- 第三章
- 6、长春客栈
- 7、筷子巷
- 第四章
- 8、“匿赃”
- 9、十二口皮箱
- 10、示众
- 第五章
- 11、水面天心
- 12、红船
- 13、落草
- 第六章
- 14、刘家渡
- 15、等待
- 第七章
- 16、四美楼
- 17、定计
- 第八章
- 18、金牛星
- 19、长春客栈
- 第九章
- 20、金钩大王
- 21、茶馆
- 22、端午节
- 第十章
- 23、变故
- 24、张蛮子
- 25、火
- 第十一章
- 26、三块大洋
- 27、红船王
- 第十二章
- 28、刘大河
- 29、谎言
- 第十三章
- 30、夜话
- 31、春夜
- 第十四章
- 32、一碗哑药
- 33、母女俩
- 34、父与子
- 第十五章
- 35、接任
- 36、布告
- 第十六章
- 37、回家
- 38、鄱湖王
- 第十七章
- 39、夜探
- 40、较量
- 第十八章
- 41、出逃
- 42、败落
- 43、下山
- 第十九章
- 44、遭劫
- 45、罪孽
- 第二十章
- 46、搭救
- 47、刘十二
- 第二十一章
- 48、断舵
- 49、烧山
- 第二十二章
- 50、少爷
- 51、投军
- 第二十三章
- 52、马当
- 53、抢红船
- 尾声
- 后记
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About the author
Zhan Youpeng is an author whose work focuses mainly on military and documentary literature; public information about him is limited, and details such as his dates of birth and death or nationality are not clearly recorded. Judging from the twenty titles held in the collection, he has long been concerned with intelligence agencies, anti-drug law enforcement, and organized crime. His representative works include the four-volume series on the world's four major intelligence organizations, as well as Unpolarized Contest: British Intelligence Organizations, The Wiretapping Storm: The CIA's Top-Secret Operations, and The Exquisite Murder: Israel's Mossad Top-Secret Operations. Other titles include A Desperate Contest, Anti-Drug Fury, The Deadly Pursuit, and the five-volume series on the secret inside stories of gangs and drug cartels. His writing generally centers on real institutions and cases, combining documentary material with narrative drive, and his works are often classified under military, documentary literature, and general biography, appealing to readers interested in intelligence, law enforcement, and the hidden side of crime.
