Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 2The 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 second of 6 volumes. |
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... didn't go after all. Four or five years passed, and Lu, no longer serving as an official, had become so poor that he couldn't afford a carriage for his daughter's coffin to be transported to his hometown and was just about to bury her ...
... herself. She peeked out to check on him, but found that his appearance didn't fit with his age, began to cry, and returned, complaining that her father had deceived her. Lu swore that it was Zhang. 398 Strange Tales from Liaozhai.
... of all of this was peace. More than a year passed, but Hu didn't show up. Some people suspected that he'd forgotten the marriage agreement, but the host waited faithfully for him. Six months Strange Tales from Liaozhai 409.
... one pint. Li Jiantian: Jiantian is the courtesy name of Li Dengxian, who was a well-known fortune-teller from Lijin county in Shandong province (Zhu 1:297n2). demand them back. Li maintained he didn't know what the 411.
... didn't leave; then you act like this, trying to force love like a beast!” Soon it grew light from the morning stars in the sky, and Huang went on his way. Fearing that he had left for good and wouldn't return, He paced frantically, lost ...