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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... suddenly stopped breathing. When Miao died, a man in a black cap appeared, Bagong scholar: Such a scholar received designation as a “Graduate for Preeminence” (Hucker 359) and was admitted to the Directorate of Education on the basis of ...
... 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 hall began leaving, like a stampede of birds and beasts ...
Pu Songling. When Miao saw him, he suddenly began to understand with even greater fear and sorrow that he, too, had died, so he turned to his uncle and tearfully cried, “Uncle, save me!” Jia looked at the black-capped man and said, “Your ...
... suddenly started cursing. Wen looked askance at him, shook his sleeves to show his disdain, and then left. Miao chased out after him, till he came to the edge of the dark waters, where he rudely rubbed his hand over Wen's cap. Wen ...
... suddenly began to rain; two military officers, who had received orders to inspect the coastal defenses, had been forced to leave the road and seek shelter from the rain at the hut. When they saw a flock of crows gathered on top of it ...