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Fifth in the series of classic folktales from China. Contains the famous "Magic Knife." Appropriate for children 7 and up.

The Unofficial History of the Forest of the Literati. A novel of the iconoclasts and intellectuals of the late Ming period.

The Tang Dynasty (618-907) was a golden age of poetry and short stories. In the brief span of two hundred and ninety years many outstanding poets and story writers appeared, including men like Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Li Gongzuo and Bai Xingjian, who have left works which will live for ever. Over...

Disciples of Debauch! There were four: a lovely, depraved young wanton; a virile, ruggedly handsome male courtesan; a servile, simpering effeminate; and a voluptuous queen with an insatiable erotic appetite. Together, they comprised a small kingdom, a sensual never-never land ruled by perversion and...

Do you remember when..... you were thrilled by the exciting adventures of the 'Three Musketeers'... in your childhood book reading and later in the movies? Now... we bring you the new and very 'adult version of the same tale. Everything is as close to the original as possible... except that our adaptation...

The Outcast brings forward to its conclusion the story of Myra Rudloff, begun in The Scorpion. To those who read the previous work, the characters will be old friends and need no introduction.

The legendary story of the daughter of a kisaeng, Korean singer/entertainer, and Li Mong Ryong, the son of a local lord. Chun Hyang is the most beloved tale of love in Korea, the subject of that nation's first-ever talking film (remade more than a dozen times to date.) The pair's separation, her subsequent...

This volume contains folk stories from many different peoples and culture of China, including tales of Tibetan, Han and Uighur origin. The character Nasrdin Avanti may be of particular interest, as some of his adventures are quite familiar to us in the West.

The Story Bag, a captivating collection of Korean folk tales compiled by the emininent Korean storyteller, Ms. Kim So-un, is sure to delight the hearts of all "children" between the ages of eight and 80. Written with earthy wit and pathos, the tales unveil the inevitable foibles of people...

Fourth in the Folk Tales from China series. In addition to the title story, contains the famous "Three Episodes of Fanjiangshan." Also an intriguing tale of the Bai (Dai) people.

This book contains twelve folk stories from eleven of the Chinese nationalities--Han, Hui, Mongolian, Miao, Zhuang, Hani, Dongxiang, Tu, Oroqen, Blang and Li. Written in a lively, interesting and humorous style, these stories express the Chinese people's longing for a free and happy life and their pursuit of noble ideals to bring about that better life.

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province, about 200 kilometers south of Shanghai. It was sacked by Kublai Khan at the end of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and was visited by Marco Polo in the late 13th century, when he called it ”... the finest and most splendid city in the world.” One side...

This collection contains some of the best Chinese tales from the third to the sixth century. They fall into two main categories: stories of the supernatural and anecdotes about historical figures. The former, which clearly predominate, evolved from earlier myths and legends.

Peter Goullart was brought up in the Orient and spent most of his life there. This book describes his years in the ancient forgotten Chinese kingdom of Nakhi in Yunnan, by the Tibetan border, where, as a representative of the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives, he really mixed with the people. 'This...