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Contents
List of Principal Characters
Chapter 1
In which an introductory story of a good
scholar points the moral of the book
Chapter 2
provincial Graduate Wang meets a fellow
candidate in a village school. Chou Chin passes the examination in his old age
Chapter 3
Examiner Chou picks out true talent.
Butcher Hu cuts up rough after good news
Chapter 4
In which a monk invited to say masses is
involved in a lawsuit, and a country gentleman out to raise money runs into
trouble
Chapter 5
The Wang brothers deliberate how to make
a concubine the mistress of the house. Yen Ta-yu dies
Chapter 6
a gentleman's illness confounds his
boatmen. An injured widow accuses her brother-in-law
Chapter 7
Examiner Fan examines the list of
candidates to repay his patron's kindness. Secretary Wang in the Ministry of
Works shows kindness to a friend
Chapter 8
In which Wang hui meets a friend in need,
and the Lou brothers come upon a poor acquaintance
Chapter 9
The Lou brothers redeem a friend. Second
Captain Liu assumes a false name to intimidate boatmen
Chapter 10
Compiler Lu chooses a brilliant
son-in-law, and Chu hsien-fu marries into a rich family
Chapter 11
Chu hsien-fu's wife embarrasses him by
asking him for an essay, and Instructor Yang recommends a man of worth to the
prime minister's household
Chapter 12
In which famous scholars feast at
oriole-Throat Lake and a swordsman calls with a human head
Chapter 13
Chu Hsien-fu consults a worthy man about
the examinations. Ma Chun-shang puts his money at the service of friend
Chapter 14
In which Chu hsien-fu sees a friend off
from the bookshop, and Ma Chun-shang meets an immortal in a mountain cave
Chapter 15
Ma Chun-shang attends the funeral of an
immortal, and Kuang Chao-jen proves himself a filial son
chapter 16
a good son waits upon his father in Big
Willow Village. A good magistrate encourages a poor scholar in yuehching County
Chapter 17
Kuang Chao-jen revisits his old haunts.
Dr. Chao ranks high among the poets
Chapter 18
Famous scholars invite Kuang Chao-jen to
a poetical meeting. pan Number Three calls on a friend in a bookshop
Chapter 19
In which Kuang chao-jen finds a good
friend and pan number Three comes to grief
Chapter 20
Kuang Chao-jen meets good fortune in the capital. Niu Pu-yi dies far from home at Wuhu
Chapter 21
An ambitious youth takes a false name. An
old man who misses his friend falls ill
Chapter 22
In which Niu yu-fu adopts a grandnephew
and Wan hsueh-chai entertains guests
Chapter 23
The poet who discloses a secret is beaten,
and a widow looks for her husband
Chapter 24
Niu Pu is involved in a lawsuit, and Pao
Wen-ching goes back to his old trade
Chapter 25
Pao Wen-ching meets an old acquaintance in Nanking and Ni Ting-hsi finds a bride in Anching
Chapter 26
After receiving promotion, prefect Hsiang
mourns for a friend. After his father's death, Pao Ting-hsi marries a wife
Chapter 27
In which Mrs. Wang quarrels with her
husband, and Ni Ting-chu finds his brother
Chapter 28
Chi Wei-hsiao takes a second wife in
Yangchow. hsiao chin-hsuan compiles a book in Nanking
Chapter 29
Chuko Tien-shen meets a friend in the priory, and
Tu Shen-ching takes a concubine in Nanking
Chapter 30
In which a lover of handsome youths seeks
a friend at Divine pleasure Temple and a splendid contest is held at Carefree
lake
Chapter 31
Visitors call on a gallant in Tienchang
County. Good friend at divine wine in Tu Shao-ching's library
Chapter 32
In which are described the gallant deeds
of Tu Shao-ching, and the last words of Mr. Lou
Chapter 33
Wherein Tu Shao-ching and his wife take a
pleasure trip, and Chih heng-shan discusses ceremony with his friends
Chapter 34
Scholars meet to speak of music and ceremony. The
emperor summons a talented man
Chapter 35
The Son of heaven consults a worthy man, but chuang
Shao-kuang declines all posts and goes home
Chapter 36
A true Confucian is born in Changshu County. A
worthy man becomes Mater of Ceremonies in the Temple of Tai Po
Chapter 37
Through sacrifice to an ancient sage, scholars
revive the old ceremony in Nanking. A filial son is seen off by his friends to
search for his father in Szechuan
Chapter 38
Kuo Tieh-shan encounters tigers in the mountain. A
monk from Sweet De Temple meets his foe
Chapter 39
Hsiao Yun-hsien saves a man on Bright Moon Ridge.
Marshal ping triumphs at Green maple City
Chapter 40
Hsiao yun-hsien enjoys the snow on Kwangwu
Mountain. Shen Chiung-chih sells her poems at Lucky Crossing Bridge
Chapter 41
Chuang Cho-chiang talks of old time sat Chinhuai
River. Shen Chiung-chih is taken under arrest to Yangchow
Chapter 42
Young gentlemen discuss the examinations in a
brothel. A servant brings new from the Miao regions
Chapter 43
The brigade general fights a battle at wild Goat
Pool, and a chieftain raids the camp at the dancing ground
Chapter 44
His work accomplished, Brigade General Tang goes
home. Senior Licentiate Yu discusses burial customs at a feast
Chapter 45
In which Yu Yu-chung takes the blame for his
brother. They bury their parents and speak of geomancy
Chapter 46
Talented men bid farewell at Three Mountains Gate.
The people of Wuho are blinded by profit and power
Chapter 47
Licentiate Yoo repairs Yuanwu pavilion. Salt
merchant Fang shocks scholars at the enshrining of virtuous women
Chapter 48
A virtuous widow of Huichow follows here husband to
the grave. Later scholars admire the old ways at Tai Po's Temple
Chapter 49
A hanlin discourses on the examinations. An
impostor masquerades as an official
Chapter 50
A bogus official is put to shame. A champion
procures official rank for a friend
Chapter 51
A young woman tricks a man into losing his money. A
hero undergoes torture willingly
Chapter 52
A young man is wounded in an athletic contest. A
hero tears down a house t collect a debt
Chapter 53
A guest is entertained one snowy night at the
palace. A girl has an unlucky dream at Welcome Pavilion
Chapter 54
A beautiful invalid has her fortune told in a bawdy
house. A foolish scholar offers poems to a courtesan
Chapter 55
In which four new characters are introduced to link
the past with the present, and the story ends with an epilogue
Appendix: The Examination System and official Ranks
Referred To in This Novel
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