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Adulteration Punished -- 332

Alchemist, The -- 313

Boat-girl Bride, The -- 149

Boatmen of Lao-lung, The -- 348

Boon Companion, The 165 --

Bribery and Corruption -- 170

Buddhist Priest of Ch‘ang-ch‘ing, The 22 --

Buddhist Priests, Arrival of -- 231

Butterfly’s Revenge, The -- 289

Carrying a Corpse -- 181

Cattle Plague, The -- 253

Censor in Purgatory, The -- 238

Chang Pu-liang -- 177

Chang’s Transformation 237 --

Chou K‘o-ch‘ang and his Ghost -- 106

Clay Image, The -- 276

Cloth Merchant, The -- 127

Collecting Subscriptions -- 220

Considerate Husband, The 158 --

Country of the Cave Men, The 397 --

Courage Tested -- 116

Cruelty Avenged -- 267

Dead Priest, The -- 247

Death by Laughing 352 --

Disembodied Friend, The -- 119

Dishonesty Punished -- 279

Doctor, The -- 290

Donkey’s Revenge, The -- 64

Dr. Tsêng’s Dream 387 --

Dreaming Honours -- 327

Dutch Carpet, The -- 179

Dwarf, A 224 --

Earthquake, An -- 263

Elephants and the Lion, The -- 343

Engaged to a Nun 262 --

Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel 1 --

Faithful Dog, The -- 261

Faithful Gander, The -- 342

Faithless Widow, The -- 39

Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory -- 284

Fêng-shui -- 322

Fight with the Foxes, The 251 --

Fighting Cricket, The -- 17

Fighting Quails, The 66 --

Fisherman and his Friend, The -- 197

Flood, A 350 --

Flower-nymphs, The 285 --

Flying Cow, The -- 249

Foot-ball on the Tung-t‘ing Lake 408 --

Foreign Priests 343 --

Fortune-hunter Punished, The -- 272

Forty Strings of Cash, The -- 211

Friendship with Foxes -- 300

Gambler’s Talisman, The 419 --

Grateful Dog, The -- 308

Great Rat, The -- 303

Great Test, The -- 310

Hidden Treasure, The -- 345

His Father’s Ghost -- 142

Hsiang-ju’s Misfortunes 225 --

Husband Punished, The 422 --

Incorrupt Official, The -- 358

Infernal Regions, In the -- 95

Ingratitude Punished -- 138

Injustice of Heaven, The -- 111

Invisible Priest, The -- 235

Jen Hsiu, The Gambler 196 --

Joining the Immortals 53 --

Jonah, A Chinese -- 176

Judge Lu 92 --

Justice for Rebels -- 184

Killing a Serpent -- 190

King, The 257 --

Life Prolonged -- 273

Lingering Death, The -- 325

Little Chu 143 --

Lo-ch‘a Country and the Sea Market, The -- 1

Lost Brother, The 203 --

Mad Priest, The -- 282

Magic Mirror, The -- 114

Magic Path, The -- 36

Magic Sword, The 124 --

Magical Arts 47 --

Magnanimous Girl, The 160 --

Making Animals -- 265

Man who was changed into a Crow, The 278 --

Man who was thrown down a Well, The 365 --

Marriage Lottery, The 428 --

Marriage of the Fox’s Daughter, The 26 --

Marriage of the Virgin Goddess, The -- 257

Master-thief, The 347 --

Metempsychosis -- 207

“Mirror and Listen” Trick, The -- 251

Miss Chiao-no 33 --

Miss Lien-hsiang, The Fox-girl 168 --

Miss Quarta Hu 152 --

Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl 106 --

Mr. Tung; or, Virtue Rewarded -- 244

Mr. Willow and the Locusts -- 242

Mysterious Head, The -- 135

Painted Skin, The 76 --

Painted Wall, The 9 --

Performing Mice, The 218 --

Perseverance Rewarded 186 --

Picture Horse, The -- 286

Pious Surgeon, The -- 351

Planchette -- 295

Planting a Pear-tree 14 --

Playing at Hanging 354 --

Priest’s Warning, The -- 205

Princess Lily, The -- 56

Princess of the Tung-t‘ing Lake -- 43

Quarrelsome Brothers, The 313 --

Raising the Dead -- 318

Rat Wife, The 355 --

Resuscitated Corpse, The -- 193

Rip van Winkle, A Chinese -- 85

Roc, The -- 340

Salt Smuggler, The -- 215

Saving Life -- 213

Sea-serpent, The -- 113

Self-punished Murderer, The 345 --

She-wolf and the Herd-boys, The -- 330

Shui-mang Plant, The 136 --

Singing Frogs, The 217 --

Singular case of Ophthalmia -- 102

Singular Verdict -- 307

Sisters, The 336 --

Smelling Essays -- 139

Snow in Summer -- 294

Solomon, A Chinese -- 335

Solomon, Another -- 355

Spirit of the Hills, The -- 137

Spirits of the Po-yang Lake, The -- 109

Spiritualistic Séances -- 131

Stolen Eyes, The -- 233

Strange Companion, A -- 130

Stream of Cash, The -- 110

Supernatural Wife, A -- 166

Taking Revenge -- 25

Talking Pupils, The 5 --

Ta-nan in Search of his Father 296 --

Taoist Devotee, A -- 183

Taoist Miracles -- 226

Taoist Priest, A 246 --

Taoist Priest of Lao-shan, The 17 --

Theft of the Peach -- 186

Three Genii, The 214 --

Three States of Existence, The -- 90

Thunder God, The 413 --

Tiger Guest, The 330 --

Tiger of Chao-ch‘êng, The 219 --

Tipsy Turtle, The -- 28

Trader’s Son, The 85 --

Two Brides, The -- 158

Unjust Sentence, The -- 80

Virtuous Daughter-in-law, The 374 --

Wei-ch‘i Devil, The -- 268

Wine Insect, The -- 259

Wolf Dream, The -- 73

Wolves -- 305

Wonderful Stone, The 306 --

Young Gentleman who couldn’t spell, The 326 --

Young Lady of the Tung-t‘ing Lake, The 271 --

APPENDIX A -- 361

„ B -- 389

STRANGE STORIES

FROM A

CHINESE STUDIO.