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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

by Pu Songling

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  1. 1Dedication — Introduction
  2. 2I — Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel
  3. 3II — The Talking Pupils
  4. 4III — The Painted Wall
  5. 5IV — Planting a Pear-tree
  6. 6V — The Taoist Priest of Lao-Shan
  7. 7VI — The Buddhist Priest of Ch‘ang-Ch‘ing
  8. 8VII — The Marriage of the Fox’s Daughter
  9. 9VIII — Miss Chiao-no
  10. 10IX — Magical Arts
  11. 11X — Joining the Immortals
  12. 12XI — The Fighting Quails
  13. 13XII — The Painted Skin
  14. 14XIII — The Trader’s Son
  15. 15XIV — Judge Lu
  16. 16XV — Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl
  17. 17XVI — The Magic Sword
  18. 18XVII — The Shui-Mang Plant
  19. 19XVIII — Little Chu
  20. 20XIX — Miss Quarta Hu
  21. 21XX — Mr. Chu, the Considerate Husband
  22. 22XXI — The Magnanimous Girl
  23. 23XXII — The Boon-Companion
  24. 24XXIII — Miss Lien-Hsiang
  25. 25XXIV — Miss A-Pao; or, Perseverance Rewarded
  26. 26XXV — Jen Hsiu
  27. 27XXVI — The Lost Brother
  28. 28XXVII — The Three Genii
  29. 29XXVIII — The Singing Frogs
  30. 30XXIX — The Performing Mice
  31. 31XXX — The Tiger of Chao-Ch‘êng
  32. 32XXXI — A Dwarf
  33. 33XXXII — Hsiang-ju’s Misfortunes
  34. 34XXXIII — Chang’s Transformation
  35. 35XXXIV — A Taoist Priest
  36. 36XXXV — The Fight With the Foxes
  37. 37XXXVI — The King
  38. 38XXXVII — Engaged to a Nun
  39. 39XXXVIII — The Young Lady of the Tung-T‘ing Lake
  40. 40XXXIX — The Man Who Was Changed Into a Crow
  41. 41XL — The Flower Nymphs
  42. 42XLI — Ta-nan in Search of his Father
  43. 43XLII — The Wonderful Stone
  44. 44XLIII — The Quarrelsome Brothers
  45. 45XLIV — The Young Gentleman Who Couldn’t Spell
  46. 46XLV — The Tiger Guest
  47. 47XLVI — The Sisters
  48. 48XLVII — Foreign Priests
  49. 49XLVIII — The Self-Punished Murderer
  50. 50XLIX — The Master Thief
  51. 51L — A Flood
  52. 52Li — Death by Laughing
  53. 53LII — Playing at Hanging
  54. 54LIII — The Rat Wife
  55. 55LIV — The Man Who Was Thrown Down a Well
  56. 56LV — The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law
  57. 57LVI — Dr. Tsêng’s Dream
  58. 58LVII — The Country of the Cannibals
  59. 59LVIII — Foot-ball on the Tung-t‘ing Lake
  60. 60LIX — The Thunder God
  61. 61LX — The Gambler’s Talisman
  62. 62LXI — The Husband Punished
  63. 63LXII — The Marriage Lottery
  64. 64Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio
  65. 65LXIII — The Lo-Ch‘a Country and the Sea-Market
  66. 66LXIV — The Fighting Cricket
  67. 67LXV — Taking Revenge
  68. 68LXVI — The Tipsy Turtle
  69. 69LXVII — The Magic Path
  70. 70LXVIII — The Faithless Widow
  71. 71LXIX — The Princess of the Tung-T‘ing Lake
  72. 72LXX — The Princess Lily
  73. 73LXXI — The Donkey’s Revenge
  74. 74LXXII — The Wolf Dream
  75. 75LXXIII — The Unjust Sentence
  76. 76LXXIV — A Rip van Winkle
  77. 77LXXV — The Three States of Existence
  78. 78LXXVI — In the Infernal Regions
  79. 79LXXVII — Singular case of Ophthalmia
  80. 80LXXVIII — Chou K‘o-ch‘ang and his Ghost
  81. 81LXXIX — The Spirits of the Po-Yang Lake
  82. 82LXXX — The Stream of Cash
  83. 83LXXXI — The Injustice of Heaven
  84. 84LXXXII — The Sea-Serpent
  85. 85LXXXIII — The Magic Mirror
  86. 86LXXXIV — Courage Tested
  87. 87LXXXV — The Disembodied Friend
  88. 88LXXXVI — The Cloth Merchant
  89. 89LXXXVII — A Strange Companion
  90. 90LXXXVIII — Spiritualistic Séances
  91. 91LXXXIX — The Mysterious Head
  92. 92XC — The Spirit of the Hills
  93. 93XCI — Ingratitude Punished
  94. 94XCII — Smelling Essays
  95. 95XCIII — His Father’s Ghost
  96. 96XCIV — The Boat-Girl Bride
  97. 97XCV — The Two Brides
  98. 98XCVI — A Supernatural Wife
  99. 99XCVII — Bribery and Corruption
  100. 100XCVIII — A Chinese Jonah
  101. 101XCIX — Chang Pu-liang
  102. 102C — The Dutch Carpet
  103. 103CI — Carrying a Corpse
  104. 104CII — A Taoist Devotee
  105. 105CIII — Justice for Rebels
  106. 106CIV — Theft of the Peach
  107. 107CV — Killing a Serpent
  108. 108CVI — The Resuscitated Corpse
  109. 109CVII — The Fisherman and His Friend
  110. 110CVIII — The Priest’s Warning
  111. 111CIX — Metempsychosis
  112. 112CX — The Forty Strings of Cash
  113. 113CXI — Saving Life
  114. 114CXII — The Salt Smuggler
  115. 115CXIII — Collecting Subscriptions
  116. 116CXIV — Taoist Miracles
  117. 117CXV — Arrival of Buddhist Priests
  118. 118CXVI — The Stolen Eyes
  119. 119CXVII — The Invisible Priest
  120. 120CXVIII — The Censor in Purgatory
  121. 121CXIX — Mr. Willow and the Locusts
  122. 122CXX — Mr. Tung; or, Virtue Rewarded
  123. 123CXXI — The Dead Priest
  124. 124CXXII — The Flying Cow
  125. 125CXXIII — The “Mirror and Listen” Trick
  126. 126CXXIV — The Cattle Plague
  127. 127CXXV — The Marriage of the Virgin Goddess
  128. 128CXXVI — The Wine Insect
  129. 129CXXVII — The Faithful Dog
  130. 130CXXVIII — An Earthquake
  131. 131CXXIX — Making Animals
  132. 132CXXX — Cruelty Avenged
  133. 133CXXXI — The Wei-ch‘i Devil
  134. 134CXXXII — The Fortune-Hunter Punished
  135. 135CXXXIII — Life Prolonged
  136. 136CXXXIV — The Clay Image
  137. 137CXXXV — Dishonesty Punished
  138. 138CXXXVI — The Mad Priest
  139. 139CXXXVII — Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory
  140. 140CXXXVIII — The Picture Horse
  141. 141CXXXIX — The Butterfly’s Revenge
  142. 142CXL — The Doctor
  143. 143CXLI — Snow in Summer
  144. 144CXLII — Planchette
  145. 145CXLIII — Friendship with Foxes
  146. 146CXLIV — The Great Rat
  147. 147CXLV — Wolves
  148. 148CXLVI — Singular Verdict
  149. 149CXLVII — The Grateful Dog
  150. 150CXLVIII — The Great Test
  151. 151CXLIX — The Alchemist
  152. 152CL — Raising the Dead
  153. 153CLI — Fêng-Shui
  154. 154CLII — The Lingering Death
  155. 155CLIII — Dreaming Honours
  156. 156CLIV — The She-Wolf and the Herd-Boys
  157. 157CLV — Adulteration Punished
  158. 158CLVI — A Chinese Solomon
  159. 159CLVII — The Roc
  160. 160CLVIII — The Faithful Gander
  161. 161CLIX — The Elephants and the Lion
  162. 162CLX — The Hidden Treasure
  163. 163CLXI — The Boatmen of Lao-Lung
  164. 164CLXII — The Pious Surgeon
  165. 165CLXIII — Another Solomon
  166. 166CLXIV — The Incorrupt Official
  167. 167Appendix A
  168. 168Appendix B

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