Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studiois a collection of nearly 500 short stories written in classical Chinese by Pu Songling (1640-1715) during the early Qing Dynasty.
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The tales are set in a world where the supernatural—fox spirits, ghosts, demons, and immortals—seamlessly blends with the human realm. They are not mere horror stories; instead, Pu Songling used the supernatural as a profound vehicle to explore human emotions, social relationships, and to offer sharp critiques of th
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Contents
The City God Examination
The little man in the ear
Corpse Change
Spitting Water
Words of the Pupil People: A Tale of Retribution for Lechery
The Painted Wall
The Mountain Demon
The Woman in Mourning Clothes
The Old Man and the Creature
Old Man An of Changshan
Strange Happenings in the House
Wang liu lang
The Peach Thief
The Pear Tree
The Taoist of Mount Lao
The Monk of Changqing
The Snake Charmer
The Brothers of Hutian Village
The White Dog of Qingzhou
The Hail God
The Fox's Wedding
Jiao Na
The Monk in Hell
Mr. Yu and the Fortune Teller
The Wild Dog
Three Lifetimes
The Fox in the Bottle
The Haunted Mansion
YE SHENG
Forty Thousand Cash
Becoming an Immortal
The Bridegroom
The Spirit Officer
Wang Lan
The Eagle-Tiger God
Wang Cheng
Qing Feng
Nie Xiaoqian
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