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Baiyangdian
Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2010
Baiyangdian is a collection of short-short stories by the contemporary miniaturist Cai Nan, including "Gathering Lotus," "Reed Water-Sprite," "Watchin…
The Seduction of Food in The Nine-Tailed Turtle
This book reworks Zhang Chunfan's late-Qing novel The Nine-Tailed Turtle, adding modern elements and retelling the story of Zhang Qiugu in a humorous,…
Eighty-One Dreams / Five Sons Pass the Exam
People's Literature Publishing House · 2019
This volume collects two social satires by Zhang Henshui, Eighty-One Dreams and Five Sons Pass the Exam. Both are chapter-novel style (zhanghui) works…
The Notary of Peleske: A Farce in Three Parts, Four Acts
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
New Water Margin (When the Liangshan Heroes Meet the Turmoil of the Late Qing)
· 2026
This is a late-Qing satirical novel that transplants the 108 Liangshan heroes into late-Qing society: Song Jiang schemes for office, Wu Yong throws hi…
A Compendium of Wit Old and New (4)
· 2024
This is a collection of ancient Chinese jokes and humorous sketches. Feng Menglong gathered a wealth of amusing and entertaining stories from official…
Youjian Library: The Question of Face
· 2020
In *Face Problems*, the secretary Tong Jingming, the play's central figure, is troubled by the ideas that he "must not lose status because of the War …
Woe from Wit: A Play in Four Acts
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Politically Wise Jug-Caster: A Five-Act Comedy
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Inspector-General
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Classic Book Fragrance: Series of Classical Chinese Novels of Social Manners: Officialdom Unmasked (2 Volumes)
Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2020
This book depicts the corruption, darkness and ugliness of the old officialdom during the collapse of feudal society. Its cast ranges from grand counc…
Haiyou Ji (Travels on the Sea, Unannotated Edition)
· 2015
In six volumes and thirty chapters, the book survives in a Qing dynasty edition, and no author's name is given. Using the story of the protagonist's t…