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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... didn't take from you according to whether you were poor or rich, whether you had money to spare or didn't . . . but determined the amount that guilt could force you to give.” And merchant Zhou, as you'll see, has a great deal of guilt ...
... didn't come here by mistake,” she explained, “but, with all respect, I came to be with you.” The two of them began making passionate love every day. Later on, once the work there was finished and Feng was starting out to return home, he ...
... didn't elaborate. The festivities didn't finally break up until they'd both had their fill of food and drink. The night passed, and when Ma came to pay Tao a visit the next morning, the new flowers that he'd just planted were already a ...
... didn't have what it took to make money, and hasn't made his mark in the world even after a hundred generations. That's why we do everything we can so they'll stop making fun of our family's Pengze county magistrate. Yet it's tough for a ...
... didn't invest their income in business, but instead acquired books which accumulated until they filled the house. By the time this legacy reached Lang Yuzhu, however, he was even more fanatical about it: his family was so painfully poor ...