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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... taels, it began to raise its head; when he offered a bit more, it moved its feet; when the amount finally reached a hundred taels, it stood up on all fours, hopped down from the bed and went out the door with a few lumbering bounds, but ...
... taels in silver, but now I'm taking them all out.” He then weighed them on some scales with the crowd to determine that the amount was indeed only six taels in silver, then directed the crowd to note how much more he owed as his share ...
... taels in my money bag, so please take half of them to have a modest coffin prepared for me and to help you with your travel expenses; send the other half to my wife, so she can pay to transport my coffin and I can return home. If you're ...
Pu Songling. Shen took five or six taels, went to the marketplace for a cheap, flimsy coffin, then took it back and put Ren inside. The keeper of the inn where they'd been staying urged Shen to remove the coffin from his premises, so ...
... taels, which he gave the boat's owner in order to get change, and then the four began gambling together. Xiu's uncle Zhang woke up at about midnight and discovered that Xiu wasn't onboard, so when he heard the sound of dice being tossed ...