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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio: Vol. I

P'u Sung-Ling

First published 1880
Publisher Thomas De La Rue & Co.
Format Unknown
Type Collection
Pages xxxii+432

{{Tr|Herbert A. Giles}} Volume I includes 62 pieces (I - LXII)

  • Data retrieved from the scanned copy of the book, on archive.org (see web page link).
  • Format unknown: the scanned copy is hardbound, but it is a library binding.
  • The author's name does not appear on the title page, but is clearly mentioned in the introduction as P'u Sung-ling.
  • Title page states: "translated and annotated by {{A|Herbert A. Giles}} of H.M.'s Consular Service".
  • The table of contents lists the pieces of both volumes in alphabetical order and appears on pages vii-xi
  • The OCLC/WorldCat and BnF entries comprise both volumes I and II.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
5 The Talking Pupils P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
9 The Painted Wall P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
14 Planting a Pear-tree P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
17 The Taoist Priest of Lao-shan P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
22 The Buddhist Priest of Ch'ang-ch'ing P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
26 The Marriage of the Fox's Daughter P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
33 Miss Chiao-no P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
47 Magical Arts P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
53 Joining the Immortals P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
66 The Fighting Quails P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
76 The Painted Skin P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
85 The Trader's Son P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
92 Judge Lu P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
106 Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
124 The Magic Sword P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
136 The Shui-Mang Plant P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
143 Little Chu P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
152 Miss Quarta Hu P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
158 Mr. Chu, the Considerate Husband P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
160 The Magnanimous Girl P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
165 The Boon-Companion P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
168 Miss Lien-hsiang, The Fox Girl P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
186 Miss A-pao; or, Perseverance Rewarded P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
196 Jên Hsiu, the Gambler P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
203 The Lost Brother P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
214 The Three Genii P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
217 The Singing Frogs P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
218 The Performing Mice P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
219 The Tiger of Chao-ch'êng P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
224 A Dwarf P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
225 Hsiang-ju's Misfortunes P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
237 Chang's Transformation P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
246 A Taoist Priest P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
251 The Fight with the Foxes P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
257 The King P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
262 Engaged to a Nun P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
271 The Young Lady of the Tung-t'ing Lake P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
278 The Man Who Was Changed into a Crow P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
285 The Flower Nymphs P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
296 Ta-nan in Search of His Father P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
306 The Wonderful Stone Pu Sung Ling Short Story
313 The Quarrelsome Brothers P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
326 The Young Gentleman Who Couldn't Spell P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
330 The Tiger Guest P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
336 The Sisters P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
343 Foreign Priests P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
345 The Self-Punished Murderer P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
347 The Master Thief P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
350 A Flood P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
352 Death by Laughing P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
354 Playing at Hanging P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
355 The Rat Wife P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
365 The Man Who Was Thrown Down a Well P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
374 The Virtuous Daughter-in-law P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
387 Dr.Tsêng's Dream P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
397 The Country of the Cave-Men P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
408 Football on the Tung-t'ing Lake P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
413 The Thunder God P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
419 The Gambler's Talisman P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
422 The Husband Punished P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
428 The Marriage Lottery P'u Sung-Ling Short Story
xiii Introduction (Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio) Herbert A. Giles Essay
xviii Author's Own Record Herbert A. Giles Essay