The dream of the red chamber = Hung lou meng: a Chinese novel of the early Ching period

CDI=cn?CO'CMCONTENTSFranz Kuhn xiiiIntroduction, byThe Chia xviiFamilyxixMaidsPrincipal WaitingxxiTranslators' NoteCHAPTER 1: Shih is carried in a dream and receives aYing awayYu Tsunrevelation. Amidst the toil and welter lifeof daily findsthe maiden his heart.oftheCHAPTER 2 : In a the ofYangchow high-born lady joins companyBlessed. In the tavern Yu Tsun learns more about his noble13relatives.CHAPTER 3 : Mr. his the West an introductionfromLing gives guest"-~a motherlessto the The Princess Ancestress takesYungkuo palace.child into her home. 20lovinglysuitor. A littleCHAPTER 4: An anunfortunate finds unfortunategirlbonze the the Gourd acts as 34from ofTemple judge.about in the PhantomCHAPTER 5: The Pao Yu ivandersspirit ofRealm the Great Void. Theof of FearfulFairy Awakening vainly43him in the Dream of the Red Chamber.forinterprets songsCHAPTER 6: Pao Yu tries the time the Cloud andfor offirst "PlayRain." In he becomes with histhe Ningkuo palace acquaintedChin 52nephew Chung.CHAPTER 7 : Pao Yu is shown the amulet his cousin. Theofgold girlcousin is shown Pao Yu's stone. 58girlCHAPTER 8: Chia his Ill-Cheng reprimands delinquent offspring.behaved create a disturbance in the school. 65boysCHAPTER 9: The Prince Hermit's is celebrated in thebirthday N'ng-kuo The carnal inPhoenix awakens desires thepalace. sight ofheart Chia Jui. 74ofCHAPTER 10: Phoenix incites an Inmaliciously unrequited passion.Chia Jui looks into the side thespite of ...