Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes 1 and 2)

by Songling Pu

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. I. Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel
  3. II. The Talking Pupils
  4. III. The Painted Wall
  5. IV. Planting a Pear-Tree
  6. V. The Taoist Priest of Lao-Shan
  7. VI. The Buddhist Priest of Ch‘Ang-Ch‘Ing
  8. VII. The Marriage of the Fox’s Daughter
  9. VIII. Miss Chiao-No
  10. IX. Magical Arts
  11. X. Joining the Immortals
  12. XI. The Fighting Quails
  13. XII. The Painted Skin
  14. XIII. The Trader’s Son
  15. XIV. Judge Lu
  16. XV. Miss Ying-Ning; Or, the Laughing Girl
  17. XVI. The Magic Sword
  18. XVII. The Shui-Mang Plant
  19. XVIII. Little Chu
  20. XIX. Miss Quarta Hu
  21. XX. Mr. Chu, the Considerate Husband
  22. XXI. The Magnanimous Girl
  23. XXII. The Boon-Companion
  24. XXIII. Miss Lien-Hsiang
  25. XXIV. Miss a-Pao; Or, Perseverance Rewarded
  26. XXV. Jen Hsiu
  27. XXVI. The Lost Brother
  28. XXVII. The Three Genii
  29. XXVIII. The Singing Frogs
  30. XXIX. The Performing Mice
  31. XXX. The Tiger of Chao-Ch‘Êng
  32. XXXI. A Dwarf
  33. XXXII. Hsiang-Ju’s Misfortunes
  34. XXXIII. Chang’s Transformation
  35. XXXIV. A Taoist Priest
  36. XXXV. The Fight with the Foxes
  37. XXXVI. The King
  38. XXXVII. Engaged to a Nun
  39. XXXVIII. The Young Lady of the Tung-T‘Ing Lake
  40. XXXIX. The Man Who Was Changed Into a Crow
  41. XL. The Flower Nymphs
  42. XLI. Ta-Nan in Search of His Father
  43. XLII. The Wonderful Stone
  44. XLIII. The Quarrelsome Brothers
  45. XLIV. The Young Gentleman Who Couldn’t Spell
  46. XLV. The Tiger Guest
  47. XLVI. The Sisters
  48. XLVII. Foreign Priests
  49. XLVIII. The Self-Punished Murderer
  50. XLIX. The Master Thief
  51. L. A Flood
  52. LI. Death by Laughing
  53. LII. Playing at Hanging
  54. LIII. The Rat Wife
  55. LIV. The Man Who Was Thrown Down a Well
  56. LV. The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law
  57. LVI. Dr. Tsêng’s Dream
  58. LVII. The Country of the Cannibals
  59. LVIII. Foot-Ball on the Tung-T‘Ing Lake
  60. LIX. The Thunder God
  61. LX. The Gambler’s Talisman
  62. LXI. The Husband Punished
  63. LXII. The Marriage Lottery
  64. Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
  65. LXIII. The Lo-Ch‘a Country and the Sea-Market
  66. LXIV. The Fighting Cricket
  67. LXV. Taking Revenge
  68. LXVI. The Tipsy Turtle
  69. LXVII. The Magic Path
  70. LXVIII. The Faithless Widow
  71. LXIX. The Princess of the Tung-T‘Ing Lake
  72. LXX. The Princess Lily
  73. LXXI. The Donkey’s Revenge
  74. LXXII. The Wolf Dream
  75. LXXIII. The Unjust Sentence
  76. LXXIV. A Rip Van Winkle
  77. LXXV. The Three States of Existence
  78. LXXVI. In the Infernal Regions
  79. LXXVII. Singular Case of Ophthalmia
  80. LXXVIII. Chou K‘O-Ch‘Ang and His Ghost
  81. LXXIX. The Spirits of the Po-Yang Lake
  82. LXXX. The Stream of Cash
  83. LXXXI. The Injustice of Heaven
  84. LXXXII. The Sea-Serpent
  85. LXXXIII. The Magic Mirror
  86. LXXXIV. Courage Tested
  87. LXXXV. The Disembodied Friend
  88. LXXXVI. The Cloth Merchant
  89. LXXXVII. A Strange Companion
  90. LXXXVIII. Spiritualistic Séances
  91. LXXXIX. The Mysterious Head
  92. XC. The Spirit of the Hills
  93. XCI. Ingratitude Punished
  94. XCII. Smelling Essays
  95. XCIII. His Father’s Ghost
  96. XCIV. The Boat-Girl Bride
  97. XCV. The Two Brides
  98. XCVI. A Supernatural Wife
  99. XCVII. Bribery and Corruption
  100. XCVIII. A Chinese Jonah
  101. XCIX. Chang Pu-Liang
  102. C. The Dutch Carpet
  103. CI. Carrying a Corpse
  104. CII. A Taoist Devotee
  105. CIII. Justice for Rebels
  106. CIV. Theft of the Peach
  107. CV. Killing a Serpent
  108. CVI. The Resuscitated Corpse
  109. CVII. The Fisherman and His Friend
  110. CVIII. The Priest’s Warning
  111. CIX. Metempsychosis
  112. CX. The Forty Strings of Cash
  113. CXI. Saving Life
  114. CXII. The Salt Smuggler
  115. CXIII. Collecting Subscriptions
  116. CXIV. Taoist Miracles
  117. CXV. Arrival of Buddhist Priests
  118. CXVI. The Stolen Eyes
  119. CXVII. The Invisible Priest
  120. CXVIII. The Censor in Purgatory
  121. CXIX. Mr. Willow and the Locusts
  122. CXX. Mr. Tung; Or, Virtue Rewarded
  123. CXXI. The Dead Priest
  124. CXXII. The Flying Cow
  125. CXXIII. The “Mirror and Listen” Trick
  126. CXXIV. The Cattle Plague
  127. CXXV. The Marriage of the Virgin Goddess
  128. CXXVI. The Wine Insect
  129. CXXVII. The Faithful Dog
  130. CXXVIII. An Earthquake
  131. CXXIX. Making Animals
  132. CXXX. Cruelty Avenged
  133. CXXXI. The Wei-Ch‘I Devil
  134. CXXXII. The Fortune-Hunter Punished
  135. CXXXIII. Life Prolonged
  136. CXXXIV. The Clay Image
  137. CXXXV. Dishonesty Punished
  138. CXXXVI. The Mad Priest
  139. CXXXVII. Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory
  140. CXXXVIII. The Picture Horse
  141. CXXXIX. The Butterfly’s Revenge
  142. CXL. The Doctor
  143. CXLI. Snow in Summer
  144. CXLII. Planchette
  145. CXLIII. Friendship with Foxes
  146. CXLIV. The Great Rat
  147. CXLV. Wolves
  148. CXLVI. Singular Verdict
  149. CXLVII. The Grateful Dog
  150. CXLVIII. The Great Test
  151. CXLIX. The Alchemist
  152. CL. Raising the Dead
  153. CLI. Fêng-Shui
  154. CLII. The Lingering Death
  155. CLIII. Dreaming Honours
  156. CLIV. The She-Wolf and the Herd-Boys
  157. CLV. Adulteration Punished
  158. CLVI. A Chinese Solomon
  159. CLVII. The Roc
  160. CLVIII. The Faithful Gander
  161. CLIX. The Elephants and the Lion
  162. CLX. The Hidden Treasure
  163. CLXI. The Boatmen of Lao-Lung
  164. CLXII. The Pious Surgeon
  165. CLXIII. Another Solomon
  166. CLXIV. The Incorrupt Official
  167. Appendix A.
  168. Appendix B.
  169. Index to the Notes

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