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The Story of the Stone (Volume I) The Golden Days, Chapters 1-26

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Verkaufsrang

45048

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

13.12.1973

Herausgeber

Gao Gao E.

Verlag

KNV Besorgung

Seitenzahl

544

Maße (L/B/H)

19,8/12,8/3 cm

Gewicht

400 g

Farbe

Messing / Anthrazit

Übersetzt von

Minford John + weitere

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-14-044293-9

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Verkaufsrang

45048

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

13.12.1973

Herausgeber

Gao Gao E.

Verlag

KNV Besorgung

Seitenzahl

544

Maße (L/B/H)

19,8/12,8/3 cm

Gewicht

400 g

Farbe

Messing / Anthrazit

Übersetzt von

  • Minford John
  • David Hawkes

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-14-044293-9

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: The Story of the Stone (Volume I)
  • The Story of the Stone Volume 1Note on Spelling
    Introduction

    Chapter 1:
    Zhen Shi-yin makes the Stone's acquaintance in a dream; and Jia Yu-cun finds that poverty is not incompatible with romantic feelings

    Chapter 2:
    A daughter of the Jias ends her days in Yangchow city; and Leng Zi-xing discourses on the Jias of Rong-guo House

    Chapter 3:
    Lin Ru-hai recommends a private tutor to his brother-in-law; and old lady Jia extends a compassionate welcome to the motherless child

    Chapter 4:
    The Bottle-gourd girl meets and unfortunate young man; and the Bottle-gourd monk settles a protracted lawsuit

    Chapter 5:
    Jia Bao-yu visits the Land of Illusion; and the fairy Disenchantment performs the 'Dream of Golden Days'

    Chapter 6:
    Jia Bao-yu conducts his first experiment in the Art of Love; and Grannie Liu makes her first entry into the Rong-guo mansion

    Chapter 7:
    Zhou Rui's wife delivers palace flowers and finds Jia Lian pursuing night sports by day; Jia Bao-yu visits the Ning-guo mansion and has an agreeable collquy with Qin-shi's brother

    Chapter 8:
    Jia Bao-yu is allowed to see the strangely corresponding golden locket; and Xue Bao-chai has a predestined encounter with the Magic Jade

    Chapter 9:
    A son is admonished and Li Gui recieves an alarming warning; a pupil is abused and Tealeaf throws the classroom in an uproar

    Chapter 10:
    Widow Jin's self-interest gets the better of her righteous indignation; and Doctor Zhang's dianosis reveals the orgin of a puzzling disease

    Chapter 11:
    Ning-guo House celebrates the birthday of an absent member; and Jia Rui conceives an illicit passion for his attractive cousin

    Chapter 12:
    Wang Xi-feng sets a trap for her admirer; and Jia Rui looks into the wrong side of the mirror

    Chapter 13:
    Qin-shi posthumanously acquires the status of a Noble Dame; and Xi-feng takes on the management of a neighbouring establishment

    Chapter 14:
    Lin Ru-hai is conveyed to his last resting-place in Soochow; and Jia Bao-yu is presented to the Prince of Bei-jing at a roadside halt

    Chapter 15:
    At Water-moon piory Xi-feng finds how much profit may be procured by the abuse of power; and Qin Zhong discovers the pleasures that are to be had sunder cover of darkness

    Chapter 16:
    Jia Yuan-chun is selected for glorious promotion to the Imperial Bedchamber; and Qin Zhong is summoned for premature departure on the Journey into Night

    Chapter 17:
    The inspection of the new garden becomes a test of talent; and Rong-guo House makes itself ready for an important visitor

    Chapter 18:
    A brief family reunion is permitted by the magnanimity of a gracious Emperor; and an Imperial Concubine takes pleasure in the literacy progress of a younger brother

    Chapter 19:
    A very earnest young woman offers counsel by night; and a very endearing one is found to be a source of fragrance by day

    Chapter 20:
    Wang Xi-feng castigates a jealous attitude with some forthright speaking; and Lin Dai-yu makes a not unattractive speech impediment the subject of a jest

    Chapter 21:
    Righteous Aroma discovers how to rebuke her master by saying nothing; and artful Patience is able to rescue hers by being somewhat less than truthful

    Chapter 22:
    Bao-yu finds Zen enlightenment in an operatic aria; and Jia Zheng sees portents of doom in lantern riddles

    Chapter 23:
    Words for the 'Western Chamber' supply a joke that offends; and songs from the 'Soul's Return' move a tender heart to anguish

    Chapter 24:
    The Drunken Diamond shows nobility of character in handling his money; and the Quiet-voiced Girl provides material for fantasy by losing her handkerchief

    Chapter 25:
    Two cousins are subjected by witchcraft to the assaults of demons; and the Magic Jade meets an old acquaintance while rather the worse for wear

    Chapter 26:
    A conversation on Wasp Waist Bridge is a cover for communication of a different kind; and a soliloquy overheard in the Naiad's House reveals unsuspected depths of feeling

    Appendix
    Characters in Volume I
    Genealogical Tables