Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 5The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the fifth of 6 volumes. |
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... Zhou privately began to regret the earlier arrangement. He married his younger daughter to xiaolian Wang, whose wife had recently died; Wang sent the family a sumptuous betrothal gift of servants all mounted on horseback. Hence Zhou ...
... Zhou arrived to take his daughter away, but she refused to go home; the day after that, quite a few more people showed up, all talking at once, like they were spoiling for a fight. Chen's mother strongly advised her daughter-in-law to ...
... Zhou family gate, it was shut, barring their entrance. Shijiu, a habitual troublemaker, started shouting obscenities. Zhou sent someone out to persuade Xijiu Strange Tales from Liaozhai 1639.
... Zhou reported to her that he had died to crush her hopes of being reunited with him. This news circulated till a fellow named Du Zhonghan arrived to discuss marriage to Zhou's daughter, and Zhou indeed betrothed her to him. She didn't ...
... Zhou for having made false accusations against Xijiu. A frightened Zhou then paid out a heavy bribe in response, to escape punishment. When Xijiu returned home, he and his wife, reunited in tears and joy, shared their stories of what ...