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. |
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... someone in Shaanxi can recall it.” On the other hand, there are also stories that make one wonder why the individual being cited didn't request anonymity. In “Yama, the Hell King” (yanluo), a fellow Shandong resident, Xu Gongxing ...
... someone, perhaps my crime won't be considered very serious. Suddenly in the hall a clerk delivered the announcement that the cases of those being sued would be heard in the office the following morning. Consequently, many people in the ...
... someone from inside the wine shop cry, “Master Miao, where'd you come from?” Miao quickly turned to look, and there was scholar Wen, from the neighboring village, with whom he'd shared a literary friendship ten years earlier. Wen ...
... someone extraordinary. Otherwise, why would we two officers have been sent to stand guard here at your door?” With a sigh of admiration, they then departed. When the marquis was growing up, snot dripping from his dirty face, he didn't ...
... someone is considered murder, according to our ancient laws,” said the magistrate. “Since the old woman had only one son, and you killed him, now that her declining years are approaching at last, how will she be able to survive? If you ...