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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... felt his chest touching something icy cold; he looked and saw that he was hugging a long stone at the bottom of some dark steps. He quickly searched for Xu, who was still asleep; he found Xu resting his head on a stone ordinarily ...
... felt moved by it in her heart. As soon as she returned home, she discovered she was pregnant, and her belly gradually began swelling up. Her mother privately questioned her, and Su told her about the algae. Her mother couldn't make ...
... felt as embarrassed as someone being arrested and shouted loudly for Huang, but there was no answer. She said to He, “You have a wife, so why treat me so shamefully?” He explained he didn't have a wife. She replied, “If you can swear by ...
... felt passionately moved by your affection for me, and I agreed to live with you for three years regardless of any other Yishui: A county in Pu Songling's home province, Shandong. concerns. Now's the right time for me to leave.” Zhao 438.
... felt a heat in his lower regions that gradually began spreading and moving up his body; when it got to his thighs ... felt at peace; but once the memory was a bad one, he felt troubled and upset, like oil boiling in a cauldron. Tang ...