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