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The Cream of Classical Chinese Literature (I)


 

 

 

 

 

8.9cm 〜 12.7cm,     

2655 pages, 1999.

ISBN 

7-119-02291-1 

 

Author, Wu Chengen, Luo Guanzhong, Wu Jingxin, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong.

Published by Foreign Languages Press Beijing, China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journey to The West 

Contents

Chapter 1

After Chaos Among the Peaches the Great Sage Steals the Pills;

In the Revolt Against Heaven the Gods Capture the Demons

Chapter 2

Guanyin Comes to the Feast and Asks are Reason Why;

The Little Sage Uses His Might to Subdue the Great Sage

Chapter 3

The Great Sage Escapes from the Eight Trigrams Furnace;

The Mind Ape Is Fixed Beneath Five Elements Mountain;

Chapter 4

Our Buddha Creates the Scriptures and Passes on Perfect Bliss;

Guanyin Obeys a Decree and Goes to Chang'an

Chapter 5

The Monks of the Guanyin Monastery Plot to Take the Treasure;

The Monster of the Black Wind Mountain Steal the Cassock

Chapter 6

Brother Monkey Makes Trouble on the Black Wind Mountain;

Guanyin Subdues the Bear Spirit

Chapter 7

On the Mountain of Infinite Longevity a Great Immortal Entertains an Old Friend;

In the Wuzhuang Temple Monkey Steals Manfruit

Chapter 8

The Immortal Zhen Yuan Captures the pilgrim Priest;

Monkey Makes Havoc in the Wuzhuang Temple

Chapter 9

Sun Wukong Looks for the Formula in the Three Islands;

Guanyin Revives the Tree with a Spring of Sweet Water

Chapter 10

Sanzang's Way Is Blocked at the Fiery Mountains;

Monkey First Tries to Borrow the plantain Fan

Chapter 11

The Bull Demon King Gives Up the Fight to Go to a Feast;

Monkey Tries the Second Time to Borrow the plantain Fan

Chapter 12

Zhu Bajie Helps to Defeat a Demon King;

Monkey's Third Attempt to Borrow the Fan

Chapter 13

In the Land of Purpuria the Tang Priest Discusses History;

Sun the pilgrim in His Charity Offers to Be a Doctor

Chapter 14

The Heart's Master Prepares Medicine in the Night;

The Monarch Discusses a Demon at the Banquet

Chapter 15

The Evil Monster's Treasures Emit Smoke, Sand and Fire;

Wukong Steals the golden Bells by Trickery

Chapter 16

Under a False name Monkey Beats the Demon Hound;

Guanyin Appears to Subdue the Demon King

Chapter 17

The Seven Emotions Confuse The Basic in Gossamer Cave;

At Filth-cleansing Spring Pig Forgets Himself

Chapter 18

The Emotions Bear a Grudge and Inflict Disaster;

The heart's master Smashes the Light when He Meets the Demons

Chapter 19

Li Changgeng Reports the Demons' vicious Nature;

The novice Displays His Powers of transformation

Chapter 20

The Mind-ape Bores a Hole in the Male and Female Jar;

The Demon King Returns and the Way Is Preserved

Chapter 21

When the Heart Spirit Stays in the Home the Demons Submit;

The Mother of Wood Helps Bring Monsters to the Truth

Chapter 22

The Demon Hot Mistreats the Fundamental Nature;

The One Body Pays His Respects to the Buddha

Outlaws of The Marsh

Contents

Chapter 1

Master Shi Leaves Huayin County at Night;

Major Lu Pummels the Lord of the West

Chapter 2

The Tattooed Monk Uproots a Willow Tree;

Lin Chong Enters White Tiger Inner Sanctum by Mistake

Chapter 3

Arms Instructor Lin Is Tattooed and Exiled to Cangzhou;

Sagacious Lu Makes a Shambles of Wild Boar Forest

Chapter 4

Chai Jin Keeps Open House for All Bold Men;

Lin Chong Defeats Instructor Hong in a bout with Staves

Chapter 5

Lin Chong Shelters from the Snowstorm in the Mountain Spirit Temple;

Captain Lu Qian Sets Fire to the Fodder Depot

Chapter 6

Wu Yong persuades the Three Ruan Brothers to Join;

Gongsun Sheng Becomes One of the righteous Seven

Chapter 7

Yang Zhi Escorts a Convoy of Precious goods;

Wu Yong by a Ruse captures the birthday Gifts

Chapter 8

Lord Chai Accommodates Guests in Henghai county;

Wu Song Kills a Tiger on Jingyang Ridge

Chapter 9

Wu Song's Prestige Shakes Anping Stockade;

Shi En Retakes Happy Grove

Chapter 10

Wu Song, Drunk, Beats Jiang the Gate Guard Giant;

Shi En Once More Controls His Mengzhou Establishment

Chapter 11

In the Xunyang Pavilion Song Jiang Recites a Rebellious Poem;

From Liangshan Marsh Dai Zong Sends a False Letter

Chapter 12

Mount Liangshan Gallants Raid the Execution Grounds;

Bold Heroes Meet at White Dragon Temple

Chapter 13

heaven Soaring Eagle Writes Two Letters Requesting Reprieve;

Song Jiang's First Attack on the Zhu Family Manor

Chapter 14

Ten Feet of Steel Alone Capture Stumpy Tiger Wang;

Song Jiang's Second Attack on the Zhu Family Manor

Chapter 15

The Two Suns Break Open the Jail;

The Xie Brothers Make Their Escape

Chapter 16

Wu Yong Uses a Double Linked Plan;

Song Jiang's Third Attack on the Zhu Family Manor

Chapter 17

Marshal Gao Raises a Three-Column Army;

Huyan Zhuo Deploys an Armored Cavalry

Chapter 18

Wu Yong Sends Shi Qian to Steal Armor;

Tang Long Lures Xu Ning Up the Mountain

Chapter 19

Xu Ning Teaches How to Use the Barbed Lance;

Song Jiang Breaks the Linked-Up Cavalry

Chapter 20

In Loyalty Hall a Stone Tablet Bears a heavenly Script;

The Heroes of Liangshan Marsh Take Seats in Order of Rank

The Scholars

Contents

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;

Zhou Jin Passes the Examination in His old Age

Chapter 3

Examiner Zhou 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;

Yan Dayu 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 of a Friend

Chapter 8

Ma Chunshang Attends the Funeral of an Immortal, and Kuang Chaoren proves Himself a Filial Son

Chapter 9

A Good Son Waits upon His Father in Big Willow village;

A Good Magistrate Encourages a Poor Scholar in Yueqing County

Chapter 10

Kuang Chaoren Revisits Hs Old Haunts;

Dr. Zhao Ranks High Among the Poets

Chapter 11

Famous Scholars Invite Kuang Chaoren to a Poetical Meeting;

Pan Number Three Calls on a Friend in a Bookshop

Chapter 12

In Which Kuang Chaoren Finds a Good Friend and Pan Number Three comes to Grief

Chapter 13

Kuang Chaoren Meets Good Fortune in the Capital;

Niu Buyi dies Far from Home at Wuhu

Chapter 14

An Ambitious Youth Takes a False name;

An Old man Who Misses His Friends falls Ill

Chapter 15

In Which a Lover of Handsome Youths Seeks a friend at  Divine Pleasure temple, and a Splendid contest Is Held at Carefree Lake

Chapter 16

Visitors Call on a Gallant in Tianchang County;

Good Friends Drink Wine in Du Shaoqing's Library

Chapter 17

In Which Are Described the Gallant Deeds of Du Shaoqing, and the Last Words of Mr. Lou

Chapter 18

Wherein Du Shaoqing and His Wife Take a Pleasure Trip, and Chi Hengshan Discusses Ceremony with His Friends

Chapter 19

Scholars Meet to Speak of Music and Ceremony;

The Emperor Summons a talented Man

Chapter 20

The Son of Heaven Consults a Worthy Man, but Zhuang Shangzhi Declines All Posts and Goes Home

Chapter 21

A Bogus Official Is Put to Shame;

A Champion Procures Official Rank for a friend

Chapter 22

A Young Woman Tricks a Man into Losing His Money;

A Hero Undergoes Torture Willingly

Chapter 23

A Young Man Is Wounded in an Athletic Contest;

A Hero Tears Down a House to Collect a Debt

Chapter 24

A Guest Is Entertained One Snowy Night at the Palace;

A Girl Has an Unlucky Dream at Welcome Pavilion

Chapter 25

A Beautiful Invalid Has her Fortune Told in a Bawdy House;

A Foolish Scholar Offers Poems to a Courtesan

Chapter 26

In Which Four New Characters Are Introduced to Link the Past with the Present, And the Story Ends with an Epilogue

A Dream of Red Mansions

Contents

Chapter 1

Zhen Shiyin in a Dream Sees the Jade of Spiritual Understanding;

Jia Yucun in His bscurity Is Charmed by a Maid

Chapter 2

Lin Ruhai Recommends a Tutor to His Brother-in-Law

The Lady Dowager Sends for Her Motherless Grand-Daughter

Chapter 3

Nanny Li Makes a Nuisance of Herself by Warning Against Drinking;

Baoyu Breaks a Teacup and Flies into a Temper

Chapter 4

Keqing Dies and a Captain of the Imperial Guard Is Appointed;

Xifeng Helps to Manage Affairs in the Ning Mansion

Chapter 5

Literary Talent Is Tested by Composing Inscriptions In Grand View Garden;

Yuanchun Visits Her Parents on the Feast of Lanterns

Chapter 6

An Eloquent Maid Offers Earnest Advice One Fine Night;

A Sweet Girl Shows Deep Feeling One Quiet Day

Chapter 7

Lines from The Western Chamber Are Quoted in Fun;

A Song from Peony Pavilion Distresses a Tender Heart

Chapter 8

Begonia Club Takes Form One Day in the Studio of Autumn Freshness;

Themes for Poems on Chrysanthemums Are Prepared One Evening in Alpinia Park

Chapter 9

The Queen of Bamboos Wins First Place with Her Poems on Chrysanthemums;

The Lady of the Alpinia Writes a Satire upon Crabs

Chapter 10

The Lady of the Alpinia Warns Against Dubious Tastes in Literature;

The Queen of Bamboos' Quips Add to the General Enjoyment

Chapter 11

Ancestral Sacrifice Is Carried Out on New Year's Eve in The Ning Mansion;

An Evening Banquet Is Held on the Feast of Lanterns in The Rong Mansion

Chapter 12

Xifeng Withholds Information and Lays a Cunning Plan;

Disclosure of a Secret Deranges Daiyu

Chapter 13

Daiyu Burns Her Poems to End Her Infatuation;

Baochai Goes Through Her Wedding Ceremony

Chapter 14

Unhappy Vermilion Pearl's  Spirit Returns in Sorrow to Heaven;

 Deranged Shen Ying Sheds Tears in the Lodge of His Loved One

Chapter 15

Imperial Guards Raid the Ning Mansion;

A Censor Brings a Charge Against the Prefect of Ping'an

Chapter 16

Baoyu Passes the Examination with Honours and Severs Earthly Ties;

The Jia Family Retains Retains Its Wealth and Titles Thanks to Imperial Favour

Three Kingdoms

Contents

Chapter 1

Three Bold Spirits Plight Mutual Faith in the Peach Garden;

Heroes and Champions Win First Honors Fighting the Yellow Scarves

Chapter 2

Wang Yun shrewdly Sets a Double Snare;

Dong Zhuo Starts a Brawl at Phoenix Pavilion

Chapter 3

Cao Cao Warms Wine and Rates the heroes of the Realm;

Lord Guan Takes Xuzhou by Stratagem and Beheads Che Zhou

Chapter 4

The Man of the Magnificent Beard Rides Alone a Thousand Li;

The Lord of Hanshou slays Six Generals and breaches Five Passes

Chapter 5

Yuan Shao Suffers Defeat At Guandu;

Cao Cao Burns the Stores at Wuchao

Chapter 6

Still Water Recommends Another Noted Scholar;

Liu Xuande Pays Three Visits to Zhuge Liang

Chapter 7

Kongming Determines the Realm's Division and charts a Course;

Sun Quan Leads a Naval Attack and Exacts Revenge

Chapter 8

Liu Xuande Leads his Flock over the River;

Zhao Zilong Rescues Master Liu Single-handedly

Chapter 9

Zhang Fei Makes an Uproar at steepslope Bridge;

Xuande, Defeated, Flees to the han River Ford

Chapter 10

Kongming Debates the Southern Officials;

Lu Su Rejects the consensus

Chapter 11

Kongming Cunningly Moves Zhou Yu to Anger;

Sun Quan Decides on a Plan to Defeat Cao Cao

Chapter 12

Cao Cao Suffers Casualties at Three Rivers;

Jiang Gan Springs a Trap at the congregation of Heroes

Chapter 13

Kongming Borrows Cao Cao's Arrows Through a Ruse;

Huang Gai Is Flogged Following a Secret Plan

Chapter 14

Kan Ze's Secret Letter Offering a Sham Surrender;

Pang Tong's Shrewd Plan for Connecting the Boats

Chapter 15

Feasting on the Great River, Cao Cao Signs an Ode;

Linking Its Boats, the North Prepares for War

Chapter 16

On Seven Star Altar Kongming Supplicates the Wind;

At Three Rivers Zhou Yu Unleashes the Fire

Chapter 17

Kongming Foresees the Outcome at huarong;

Lord Guan Releases, and obligates, Cao Cao

Chapter 18

Cao Ren Battles the Southland Troops;

Kongming Spoils Zhou Yu's victory

Chapter 19

Xuande Incites Lady Sun to Flee the South;

Kongming Riles Zhou yu for the Second Time

Chapter 20

Cao Cao Feasts at Bronze Bird Tower;

Kongming Riles Zhou Yu for the Third Time

Chapter 21

Huang Zhong's Fresh Fighters conquer a Fatigued Foe;

Zhao Zilong's Few Overcome Many

Chapter  22

Zhuge Liang's Cunning Captures Hanzhong;

Cao Cao's Army Retreats to ye gorge

Chapter 23

Lu Xun burns a Seven-Hundred-Li Line of Camps;

Kongming Deploys the Eightfold Ramparts Maze

Chapter 24

The Prime Minister Musters a Massive Force and Conquers the Southern Rebels;

The Man King Leads a Heaven-defying Army and Is Captured for the First Time

Chapter 25

Riverlands Forces Cross the Lu and Capture Once Again the Foreign King;

Zhuge Liang Sees Through a False Submission and makes the Third Capture

Chapter 26

The Lord of Wuxiang Puts His Fourth Plan to Work;

The King of the Man Meets His Fifth Arrest

Chapter 27

Giant Beasts Are Deployed in Kongming's Sixth victory;

Rattan Shields Are Burned in Meng Huo's Seventh Capture

Chapter 28

Rejecting Advice, Ma Su Loses Jieting;

Strumming His Lute, Kongming Drives Off Sima

Chapter 29

Wang Shuang Is executed while Pursuing the Han army;

Kongming is Victorious After Raiding Chencang

Chapter 30

Wen yang, Riding Alone, Drives Back a Brave Force;

Jiang Wei, Back to the Water, Defeats a Great Enemy