• Publication: The Golden Casket: Chinese Novellas of the Two MillenniaPublication Record # 888401
• Editor: uncredited
• Date: 1967-00-00
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Pub. Series: Penguin Classics
• Pub. Series #: L189
• Price:
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• Pages: 394
• Format:
  pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
• Type: ANTHOLOGY
• Cover: The Golden Casket: Chinese Novellas of the Two Millennia by Chu Chuan Kung Huar Chou
• Notes: Translated by Christopher Levenson, based on the German translation by Wolfgang Bauer (1930-1997) & Herbert Franke. Illustrations from 19th-century wood engravings. Only titles of genre interest (ghosts, reincarnation, etc.) listed below. Other titles are- Excerpt from Plans of the Warring States (Chan Kuo Ts'e/Zhan Guo Ce)- Yü Jang Szu-ma Ch'ien (Ssu-ma Ch'ien/ Sima Qian)- The Prince of Meng-ch'ang Anonymous- Prince Tan of Yen Ling Hsüan (Ling Xuan/ 伶玄)- The Emperor & the Two Sisters (趙飛燕外傳) Yüan Chen (Yuan Zhen: 779-831)- Golden Oriole (鶯鶯傳) Po Hsing-chien- The Lady in the Capital (李娃傳) Tu Kuang-t'ing (Du Guangting:850-933)- The Stranger with the Curly Beard (虯髯客傳) Hsü T'ang (Xu Tang/許棠)- The Two Friends (奇男子傳) Chiang Fang - The Forsaken Mistress (霍小玉傳) Chang Shih (Zhang Shi/張實)- Red Leaves in the Waves (流紅記) Ch'in Ch'un (Qin Chun/秦醇)- The Scholar & the Courtesan (譚意歌傳) Unknown- The Whore with the Pure Heart Ch'ü Yu (Qu You)- Kingfisher (翠翠傳) Li Ch'ang-ch'i (李昌祺: 1376-1452)- The Trees at the Graveside(連理樹記), The Dancing Swords (青城舞剑录), Phoenix (鸞鸞傳), Jasper (瓊奴傳), The Hibiscus Screen(芙蓉屏記) Chu Yün-ming- Make a Joke and Win a Bride Shao Ching-chan (Shao Jingzhan)- Young Mr. Yao (姚公子傳) Ku Ts'ai (顧采?)- The Bearded Woodcutter Hsü Shih-chün (徐士俊?)- Wang Fourteen From the Ch'iu-t'eng lu- Miss Cloud, The Revenge

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 9 • Introduction (The Golden Casket) • (1964) • essay by Herbert Franke (1914-2011)
• 49 • Princess Purple Jade • (1964) • short story by Chao Yeh
• 67 • The Friend from Beyond • (1964) • short story by Gan Bao (trans. of The Friend from Beyond unknown) [as by Kan Pao]
• 74 • The Snail Girl • (1964) • short story by Gan Bao (trans. of The Snail Girl unknown) [as by Kan Pao]
• 77 • The Fox Fairy • (1964) • short story by
  Shen Chi-chi^?Shen Jiji
  (trans. of 任氏传 unknown)
• 102 • A Lifetime in a Dream • (1964) • short story by Li Kung-tso (trans. of 南柯太守傳 unknown)
• 148 • Red Thread • (1964) • short story by
  裴铏^?P'ei Hsing
  Pei Xing
  (trans. of 紅線 unknown) [as by P'ei Hsing]
• 179 • The Cheated Hero • (1964) • short story by Shen
• 191 • Young Jade • (1964) • short story by
  柳師尹^?Liu Shiyin
  Liu Shih-yin
  (trans. of 王幼玉記 unknown) [as by Liu Shih-yin]
• 198 • The Thoughtful Mother • (1964) • short story by Kuo T'uan
• 215 • The Island of the Black Coats • (1964) • short story by unknown
• 234 • The Spirit Land • (1964) • short story by
  瞿佑^?Qu You
  Ch'ü Yu
  (trans. of 三山福地誌] 1378) [as by Ch'ü Yu]
• 242 • The Tower of the Twofold Fragrance • (1964) • short story by
  瞿佑^?Qu You
  Ch'ü Yu
  (trans. of 聯芳樓記 1378) [as by Ch'ü Yu]
• 249 • The Peony Lantern • (1964) • short story by
  瞿佑^?Qu You
  Ch'ü Yu
  (trans. of 牡丹燈記 1378) [as by Ch'ü Yu]
• 257 • A Strange Encounter • (1964) • short story by
  瞿佑^?Qu You
  Ch'ü Yu
  (trans. of 渭塘奇遇記 1378) [as by Ch'ü Yu]
• 263 • The Donor of Riches and Honours • (1964) • short story by
  瞿佑^?Qu You
  Ch'ü Yu
  (trans. of [The Donor of Riches and Honours] 1378) [as by Ch'ü Yu]
• 334 • Priest Wo Falls into a Trance • (1964) • short story by
  邵景詹^?Shao Jingzhan
  Shao Ching-chan
  (trans. of 臥法師入定錄 1592) [as by Shao Ching-chan]
• 350 • The Strong Man of Ch'in-huai • (1964) • short story by
  李漁^?Li Yu
  Li Yü
  (trans. of 秦淮值免傳 unknown) [as by Li Yü]
• 357 • Magic Arts • (1964) • short story by Niu Hsiu
• 362 • The Honest Finder • (1964) • short story by Niu Hsiu
• 371 • The Temple of Mr. Ch'eng • (1964) • short story by Chang Hung
• 375 • The Wise Neighbour • (1964) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 恒娘 unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 381 • The Purple Cloth • (1964) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 葛巾 unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]