About the author
Gao E (c. 1738–c. 1815), courtesy name Lanshu, was a Hanjun Bordered Yellow Banner man of the Qing dynasty whose ancestral home was Tieling. He passed the provincial examination in 1788 and the metropolitan examination in 1795, and rose to the post of supervising censor in the Ministry of Justice, combining literary talent with an official career. He is best known for collating and publishing the 120-chapter edition of Dream of the Red Chamber with Cheng Weiyuan in 1791 and for supplementing its final forty chapters, thereby allowing this classical masterpiece to circulate in complete form and exerting a profound influence on later reading and scholarship. He also wrote Lanshu Poetry Collection and Yanxiang Ci, and the extant catalogues contain many editions of Dream of the Red Chamber. Public information on his life is limited, and his main contribution lies in the collation and continuation of Dream of the Red Chamber.
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Rating 5.0★ Dream of the Red Chamber (Volumes 1 and 2) Cao Xueqin / Gao E Writers Publishing House · 2026 The novel Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the four great classics of Chinese literature, a great work of profound thought and high artistic achieve… Rating 4.8★ Dream of the Red Chamber (Vernacular Edition) Cao Xueqin / Gao E · 2026 The story is set against the rise and fall of the four great families—Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue—and focuses on the daily life of the Rongguo and Ningguo… Rating 4.6★ Chinese Classical Literature Masterpieces Joyful Reading Series · Dream of the Red Chamber: Illustrated Edition for Young Readers Cao Xueqin / Gao E / 杜峦洲 Taihai Publishing House · 2026 Dream of the Red Chamber was written during the period when the Qing dynasty was declining from its peak. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels… Rating 4.9★ Dream of the Red Chamber: Appreciation Edition Cao Xueqin / Gao E / 赵华夏 Jieli Publishing House · 2025 One of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, Dream of the Red Chamber is set against the rise and fall of the four great families—Jia, Shi, Wang, … Rating 4.7★ Dream of the Red Chamber (Volumes I and II) Cao Xueqin / Gao E Peking University Press · 2025 This is a truly accessible appreciation edition of Dream of the Red Chamber for readers of intermediate cultural literacy, especially middle and high … Rating 3.5★ Dream of the Red Chamber: A Young Readers' Edition Cao Xueqin / Gao E / 常斯淼 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2024 Red Chamber Dream is widely recognized as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. Set against the intricate rise and fall of four great families, i… Rating 4.9★ Dream of the Red Chamber (Complete in 2 Volumes) Cao Xueqin / Gao E Zhonghua Book Company · 2023 This set consists of two volumes: Dream of the Red Chamber: Volume One and Dream of the Red Chamber: Volume Two. Dream of the Red Chamber is one of th… Rating 4.7★ Dream of the Red Chamber — Chinese Classics Series (Classic Appreciation Edition) Cao Xueqin / Gao E / 赵华夏 Jieli Publishing House · 2023 Every book in the 'Essential Library for Top Students: Chinese Classics Series (Appreciation Edition)' is carefully designed with reading aids: openin… Rating 5.0★ Dream of the Red Chamber (Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature) Cao Xueqin / Gao E Qingdao Publishing House · 2022 Originally titled The Story of the Stone, Dream of the Red Chamber runs to 120 chapters, the first 80 by Cao Xueqin and the last 40 generally attribut… Rating 5.0★ Dream of the Red Chamber Cao Xueqin / Gao E Henan University Press · 2021 One of China's four great classical novels, Dream of the Red Chamber is set against the rise and fall of the four great families—Jia, Shi, Wang, and X… Rating 4.8★ Dream of the Red Chamber: Volume One Cao Xueqin / Gao E / 晴雪漫竹 China Children's Press & Publication Group · 2021 Dream of the Red Chamber tells the beautiful and poignant love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, a story that every Chinese person knows to one degree… Rating 4.8★ Dream of the Red Chamber: Volume Two Gao E / Cao Xueqin China Children's Press & Publication Group · 2021 Dream of the Red Chamber tells the beautiful and poignant love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, a tale every Chinese person knows to some degree. Som… Rating 4.8★ Dream of the Red Chamber: Volume Three Gao E / Cao Xueqin China Children's Press & Publication Group · 2021 Dream of the Red Chamber tells the beautiful and poignant love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, a tale every Chinese person knows to some degree. Som… Rating 4.8★ Dream of the Red Chamber: Volume Four Gao E / Cao Xueqin China Children's Press & Publication Group · 2021 Dream of the Red Chamber tells the beautiful and poignant love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, a tale every Chinese person knows to some degree. Som… Rating 4.7★ Dream of the Red Chamber (Complete Three-Volume Edition) Qi Gong / Cao Xueqin / Gao E Zhonghua Book Company · 2021 Dream of the Red Chamber contains many institutions, customs, and even hidden allusions embedded in its poems and songs. To help readers delve more de… Rating 4.9★ Dream of the Red Chamber Cao Xueqin / Bu Naifu (pen name Wu Mingshi) / Cheng Weiyuan / Gao E / Institute of Dream of the Red Chamber, Chinese National Academy of Arts People's Literature Publishing House · 2019 Dream of the Red Chamber is the pinnacle of the Chinese classical novel. It is generally held that the complete work runs to 120 chapters, with the fi… Rating 3.3★ The Great Biography of Cao Xueqin (14 Volumes) Gao Yang / Wang Meng / Cao Xueqin / Gao E Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd.; Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2019 The Great Biography of Cao Xueqin (14 Volumes) is a boxed collection centered on Cao Xueqin's family history and the world of Dream of the Red Chamber… Rating 3.5★ Understanding the Classic in One Book: Dream of the Red Chamber Cao Xueqin / Gao E / 李雪 Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 A Dream of Red Mansions is a great work of profound thought and artistry that has exerted a deep influence throughout the world. With its grand and ex… Rating 2.3★ Dream of the Red Chamber (Simplified Edition with Perfect Character Restoration) Cao Xueqin / Gao E Zhejiang Publishing United Group · 2013 Dream of the Red Chamber, originally titled The Story of the Stone, is the pinnacle of the classical Chinese chapter novel and ranks first among the F… Growing Library: Chinese Classics You Must Read (Youth Edition · Extended Reading) · Dream of the Red Chamber Cao Xueqin / Gao E / Zheng Chuangqi Beijing Children's Publishing House · 2009 This volume is the Dream of the Red Chamber installment in the "Growing Library · Chinese Classics You Must Read: Extended Reading Edition (Youth Edit…Publishers
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