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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... returned home, planning how to get her away from there. His second wife, named Zhu, was charming and always wore colorful apparel, since Yang had her dress Teng: A county, part of modern Shandong province. White Lotus Society ...
... returned home with his daughter , he reported her abduction to certain high officials , in order to have Yang arrested . Yang had already made his escape , and no one knew where to find him , so they went to the Yang family's hometown ...
... return home to the area south of the Yangzi River , but when he arrived at Qinyou , he no longer wanted to return home . His son tearfully tugged at him to come along , but Jiang refused to listen . He proceeded on to Sichuan then ...
... home , have you offered anything in exchange for her , even just a cup of ... arrived to take his daughter away , but she refused to go home ; the day ... return home . The girl tearfully did obeisance to her mother - in - law , then ...
... returned home . " “ But mother , I want to stay and take care of you and father , rather than return home , ” he insisted . " You've endured hardships and an arduous journey to arrive here , looking for your father's bones , ” she told ...