Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 3The 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 third of 6 volumes. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 39
... brother, Xiang Sheng (“Indeed, the world's injustices are more than enough to make one boil with anger”), he unrestrainedly cheers the fact that Xiang Gao receives aid from a deity disguised as a Daoist priest: “the Daoist immortal's ...
... here?” Miao looked carefully at the man and realized it was his mother's brother. The uncle's name was Jia, and he had died several years earlier. When Miao saw him, he suddenly began to understand with 804 Strange Tales from Liaozhai.
... brothers, so your father and mother love you as their greatest treasure, and often just can't bear to scold you. When you were sixteen Fuluo god: Unknown reference. See Zhu's speculation (1:588n17). or seventeen, whenever you'd drink ...
... brother was deeply worried about this. By that time, Xue Lu was eighteen, and people had begun to think that he was too foolish ever to get married. One day, he suddenly whispered confidentially to his elder brother, “Big brother, do ...
... brother, who wanted to know what he was going to do, since they figured that Qiu's wife disapproved of him getting more wine for his master. Qiu's servant explained, “The master's wife told me, 'There's not much vinegar stored in the ...