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by Epiphanius Wilson

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The Sorrows of Han

Introduction
Translator’s Preface
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
Act First
Act Second
Act Third
Act Fourth

The Analects of Confucius

[Translated into English by William Jennings]

Pronunciation of Proper Names

j, as in French. ng, commencing a word, like the same letters terminating one. ai or ei, as in aisle or eider. au, as in German, or like ow in cow. é, as in fête. i (not followed by a consonant), as ee in see. u (followed by a consonant), as in bull. iu, as ew in new. ui, as ooi in cooing. h at the end of a name makes the preceding vowel short. i in the middle of a word denotes an aspirate (h), as K’ung=Khung.

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