Dream of the Red Chamber: Hung Lou Meng, Books I and IIDream of the Red Chamber is one of the four Chinese classics. The novel is semi-autobiographical and it gives an incredibly detailed insight into 18th-century life in China, particularly that of the aristocracy. The plot is grand in scale, peopled with a complex array of characters. |
Contents
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Chapter XXIX | 1024 |
Chapter XXX | 1068 |
Chapter XXXI | 1097 |
Chapter XXXII | 1134 |
Chapter XXXIII | 1164 |
Chapter XXXIV | 1190 |
Chapter XXXV | 1227 |
Chapter XXXVI | 1269 |
Chapter VII | 248 |
Chapter VIII | 283 |
Chapter IX | 318 |
Chapter X | 348 |
Chapter XI | 372 |
Chapter XII | 401 |
Chapter XIII | 427 |
Chapter XIV | 456 |
Chapter XV | 486 |
Chapter XVI | 513 |
Chapter XVII | 552 |
Chapter XVIII | 606 |
Chapter XIX | 647 |
Chapter XX | 693 |
Chapter XXI | 719 |
Chapter XXII | 751 |
Chapter XXIII | 791 |
Chapter XXIV | 822 |
BOOK II | 860 |
Chapter XXV | 861 |
Chapter XXVI | 898 |
Chapter XXVII | 935 |
Chapter XXVIII | 969 |
Chapter XXXVII | 1303 |
Chapter XXXVIII | 1355 |
Chapter XXXIX | 1395 |
Chapter XL | 1429 |
Chapter XLI | 1481 |
Chapter XLII | 1515 |
Chapter XLIII | 1552 |
Chapter XLIV | 1589 |
Chapter XLV | 1624 |
Chapter XLVI | 1662 |
Chapter XLVII | 1703 |
Chapter XLVIII | 1741 |
Chapter XLIX | 1777 |
Chapter L | 1815 |
Chapter LI | 1864 |
Chapter LII | 1901 |
Chapter LIII | 1945 |
Chapter LIV | 1988 |
Chapter LV | 2033 |
Chapter LVI | 2074 |
Note | 2118 |
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Dream of the Red Chamber: Hung Lou Meng : Cao Xueqin,H. Bencraft Joly,Alex Struik No preview available - 2012 |
Common terms and phrases
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