Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 6The 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 sixth of 6 volumes. |
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... that within a few days, Tao had sold absolutely everything. Ma urged him to pack up everything into a bag, hired a boat, and they headed northward. By the time they entered Ma's gates, Huangying had 2066 Strange Tales from Liaozhai.
... boat in which they'd been traveling moored just outside Linqing. At the time, a great number of boats conveying salt were anchoring there, their masts standing like a virtual forest. After they'd gone to bed, Xiu could hear both the ...
Pu Songling. the boat, standing back and watching them for a long time before proceeding to open his money bag and take out a hundred taels, which he gave the boat's owner in order to get change, and then the four began gambling together ...
... boat owner asked him his name and hometown, and upon learning that he was the son of Ren Jianzhi, the man shrank back, perspiring with shame, and hastily retreated. It came to pass that when they inquired about the man among other boat ...
... boat races are held in the states of Wu and Yue. Trees are cut, trimmed and carved into the shapes of dragons, then ... boats' sterns end in dragon tails that stand a zhang in height, to which wooden planks, tied with cloth, hang down ...