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Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio, volume 1

"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" (or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. It was written in Classical Chinese rather than Vernacular Chinese. Pu is believed to have completed the majority of the tales sometime in 1679, though he could have added entries as late as 1707. He borrows from a folk tradition of oral storytelling to put to paper a series of captivating, colorful stories, where the boundary between reality and the odd or fantastic is blurred. The cast of characters includes vixen spirits, ghosts, scholars, court officials, Taoist exorcists and beasts. Moral purposes are often inverted between humans and the supposedly degenerate ghosts or spirits, resulting in a satirical edge to some of the stories. Ghosts and spirits are often bold and trustworthy, while humans are on the other hand weak, indecisive and easily manipulated, reflecting the author's own disillusionment with his society. (Summary by Wikipedia)

In this project, Librivox volunteers read from Volume 1 of Herbert Giles' English translation of these classic stories.

Introduction (Availle)

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Introduction (Availle)
Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel (Availle)
The Talking Pupils (Sonia)
The Painted Wall (Sonia)
Planting a Pear-tree (Sonia)
The Taoist Priest of Lao-shan (Sonia)
The Buddhist Priest of Ch'ang-ching (William)
The Marriage of the Fox's Daughter (JaneHackathorn)
Miss Chiao-no (JaneHackathorn)
Magical Arts (JaneHackathorn)
Joining the Immortals (Amy Sun)
The Fighting Quails (JaneHackathorn)
The Painted Skin (Lucy Perry)
The Trader's Son (J. Olpecre)
Judge Lu (Anna Roberts)
Miss Ying-ning; or, the Laughing Girl (Availle)
The Magic Sword (JaneHackathorn)
The Shui-mang Plant (Lian Pang)
Little Chu (JaneHackathorn)
Miss Quarta Hu (JaneHackathorn)
Mr Chu, The Considerate Husband (LisaRubio)
The Magnanimous Girl (Lucy Perry)
The Boon-Companion (Sonia)
Miss Lien-Hsiang, The Fox-girl (Availle)
Miss A-Pao; or, Perseverance Rewarded (JaneHackathorn)
Jen Hsiu, The Gambler (JaneHackathorn)
The Lost Brother (Becca)
The Three Genii (Sonia)
The Singing Frogs (LisaRubio)
The Performing Mice (LisaRubio)
Tiger of Chao-Ch'eng (VfkaBT)
A Dwarf (J. Olpecre)
Hsiang-Ju's Misfortunes (John Burlinson (1950-2024))
Chang's Transformation (VfkaBT)
A Taoist Priest (JaneHackathorn)
The Fight with the Foxes (VfkaBT)
The King (J. Olpecre)
Engaged to a Nun (Amelia Chesley)
The Young Lady of the Tung-t'ing Lake (Lian Pang)
The Man who was changed into a Crow (Availle)
The Flower-nymphs (Lian Pang)
Ta-nan in Search of his Father (John Burlinson (1950-2024))
The Wonderful Stone (jftocanada)
The Quarrelsome Brothers (JaneHackathorn)
The Young Gentleman who couldn't spell (Piotr Nater)
The Tiger Guest (Tony Addison)
The Sisters (JaneHackathorn)
Foreign Priests (J. Olpecre)
The Self-punished Murderer (J. Olpecre)
The Master-thief (J. Olpecre)
A Flood (J. Olpecre)
Death by Laughing (J. Olpecre)
Playing at Hanging (J. Olpecre)
The Rat Wife (J. Olpecre)
The Man who was Thrown Down a Well (larryhayes7)
The Virtuous Daughter-In-Law (Kalynda)
Dr Tseng's Dream (Availle)
Country of the Cannibals (J. Olpecre)
Foot-ball on the Tung-t'ing Lake (JaneHackathorn)
The Thunder God (Michael L)
The Gambler's Talisman (Michael L)
The Husband Punished (JaneHackathorn)
The Marriage Lottery (JaneHackathorn)
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