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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)Songling Pu

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)

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Original author: Songling Pu

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"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Pu Songling is a collection of classical Chinese tales written between the 1670s and early 1700s. This volume forms part of a compilation containing nearly 500 stories that blur the boundaries between the supernatural and everyday reality. The tales explore passionate emotional entanglements through encounters with ghosts, foxes, and otherworldly beings. Rather than frightening readers, these romantic and philosophical stories use vivid detail to make transitions between realms seem natural, while subtly critiquing societal problems of Qing dynasty China.

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2), by Songling Pu. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #43628.

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103 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction: Vol. I., pp. xiii-xxxii715 words
  2. 2.Chapter LXIII: The Lo-Ch‘a Country and the Sea-Market.14,304 words
  3. 3.Chapter LXIV: The Fighting Cricket2,104 words
  4. 4.Chapter LXV: Taking Revenge699 words
  5. 5.Chapter LXVI: The Tipsy Turtle1,896 words
  6. 6.Chapter LXVII: The Magic Path684 words
  7. 7.Chapter LXVIII: The Faithless Widow.30919 words
  8. 8.Chapter LXIX: The Princess of the Tung-T‘ing Lake3,584 words
  9. 9.Chapter LXX: The Princess Lily2,073 words
  10. 10.Chapter LXXI: The Donkey’s Revenge2,372 words
  11. 11.Chapter LXXII: The Wolf Dream1,717 words
  12. 12.Chapter LXXIII: The Unjust Sentence1,231 words
  13. 13.Chapter LXXIV: A Rip Van Winkle.651,302 words
  14. 14.Chapter LXXV: The Three States of Existence1,381 words
  15. 15.Chapter LXXVI: In the Infernal Regions1,903 words
  16. 16.Chapter LXXVII: Singular Case of Ophthalmia980 words
  17. 17.Chapter LXXVIII: Chou K‘o-Ch‘ang and His Ghost560 words
  18. 18.Chapter LXXIX: The Spirits of the Po-Yang Lake223 words
  19. 19.Chapter LXXX: The Stream of Cash208 words
  20. 20.Chapter LXXXI: The Injustice of Heaven511 words
  21. 21.Chapter LXXXII: The Sea-Serpent156 words
  22. 22.Chapter LXXXIII: The Magic Mirror.87425 words
  23. 23.Chapter LXXXIV: Courage Tested829 words
  24. 24.Chapter LXXXV: The Disembodied Friend2,102 words
  25. 25.Chapter LXXXVI: The Cloth Merchant646 words
  26. 26.Chapter LXXXVII: A Strange Companion1,093 words
  27. 27.Chapter LXXXIX: The Mysterious Head226 words
  28. 28.Chapter XC: The Spirit of the Hills192 words
  29. 29.Chapter XCI: Ingratitude Punished182 words
  30. 30.Chapter XCII: Smelling Essays.118540 words
  31. 31.Chapter XCIII: His Father’s Ghost1,823 words
  32. 32.Chapter XCIV: The Boat-Girl Bride2,571 words
  33. 33.Chapter XCV: The Two Brides.1382,015 words
  34. 34.Chapter XCVI: A Supernatural Wife932 words
  35. 35.Chapter XCVII: Bribery and Corruption1,712 words
  36. 36.Chapter XCVIII: A Chinese Jonah261 words
  37. 37.Chapter XCIX: Chang Pu-Liang223 words
  38. 38.Chapter C: The Dutch Carpet248 words
  39. 39.Chapter CI: Carrying a Corpse239 words
  40. 40.Chapter CII: A Taoist Devotee167 words
  41. 41.Chapter CIII: Justice for Rebels220 words
  42. 42.Chapter CIV: Theft of the Peach1,147 words
  43. 43.Chapter CV: Killing a Serpent550 words
  44. 44.Chapter CVI: The Resuscitated Corpse1,024 words
  45. 45.Chapter CVII: The Fisherman and His Friend2,132 words
  46. 46.Chapter CVIII: The Priest’s Warning444 words
  47. 47.Chapter CIX: Metempsychosis899 words
  48. 48.Chapter CX: The Forty Strings of Cash303 words
  49. 49.Chapter CXI: Saving Life330 words
  50. 50.Chapter CXII: The Salt Smuggler1,170 words
  51. 51.Chapter CXIII: Collecting Subscriptions1,730 words
  52. 52.Chapter CXIV: Taoist Miracles1,117 words
  1. 53.Chapter CXV: Arrival of Buddhist Priests457 words
  2. 54.Chapter CXVI: The Stolen Eyes273 words
  3. 55.Chapter CXVII: The Invisible Priest522 words
  4. 56.Chapter CXVIII: The Censor in Purgatory899 words
  5. 57.Chapter CXIX: Mr. Willow and the Locusts376 words
  6. 58.Chapter CXX: Mr. Tung; Or, Virtue Rewarded584 words
  7. 59.Chapter CXXI: The Dead Priest268 words
  8. 60.Chapter CXXII: The Flying Cow281 words
  9. 61.Chapter CXXIII: The “mirror and Listen” Trick499 words
  10. 62.Chapter CXXIV: The Cattle Plague780 words
  11. 63.Chapter CXXV: The Marriage of the Virgin Goddess341 words
  12. 64.Chapter CXXVI: The Wine Insect404 words
  13. 65.Chapter CXXVII: The Faithful Dog493 words
  14. 66.Chapter CXXVIII: An Earthquake306 words
  15. 67.Chapter CXXIX: Making Animals298 words
  16. 68.Chapter CXXX: Cruelty Avenged199 words
  17. 69.Chapter CXXXI: The Wei-Ch‘i Devil850 words
  18. 70.Chapter CXXXII: The Fortune-Hunter Punished202 words
  19. 71.Chapter CXXXIII: Life Prolonged654 words
  20. 72.Chapter CXXXIV: The Clay Image658 words
  21. 73.Chapter CXXXV: Dishonesty Punished715 words
  22. 74.Chapter CXXXVI: The Mad Priest454 words
  23. 75.Chapter CXXXVII: Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory892 words
  24. 76.Chapter CXXXIX: The Butterfly’s Revenge202 words
  25. 77.Chapter CXL: The Doctor827 words
  26. 78.Chapter CXLI: Snow in Summer182 words
  27. 79.Chapter CXLII: Planchette.2831,190 words
  28. 80.Chapter CXLIII: Friendship with Foxes515 words
  29. 81.Chapter CXLIV: The Great Rat234 words
  30. 82.Chapter CXLV: Wolves442 words
  31. 83.Chapter CXLVI: Singular Verdict209 words
  32. 84.Chapter CXLVII: The Grateful Dog504 words
  33. 85.Chapter CXLVIII: The Great Test556 words
  34. 86.Chapter CXLIX: The Alchemist.2991,171 words
  35. 87.Chapter CL: Raising the Dead869 words
  36. 88.Chapter CLI: Fêng-Shui.312799 words
  37. 89.Chapter CLII: The Lingering Death307 words
  38. 90.Chapter CLIII: Dreaming Honours593 words
  39. 91.Chapter CLIV: The She-Wolf and the Herd-Boys243 words
  40. 92.Chapter CLV: Adulteration320 Punished576 words
  41. 93.Chapter CLVI: A Chinese Solomon1,241 words
  42. 94.Chapter CLVII: The Roc328 words
  43. 95.Chapter CLVIII: The Faithful Gander.326164 words
  44. 96.Chapter CLIX: The Elephants and the Lion353 words
  45. 97.Chapter CLX: The Hidden Treasure724 words
  46. 98.Chapter CLXI: The Boatmen of Lao-Lung507 words
  47. 99.Chapter CLXII: The Pious Surgeon1,064 words
  48. 100.Chapter CLXIII: Another Solomon499 words
  49. 101.Chapter CLXIV: The Incorrupt Official262 words
  50. 102.Appendix: A10,985 words
  51. 103.Appendix: B2,857 words