This is the third volume of a series of the new translation of the Chinese classical novel generally known as The Water Margin. In this volume, the company of outlaws on Mount Liang continues to grow: a butcher, a blacksmith, a public executioner, a petty thief... and the usual generals defecting from the government forces. Lu Zhishen, the Flowery Monk, and his companions from Twin Dragon Peak reappear and finally join the company, uniting two important strands of the story.
Some episodes are relatively light: a tiger is stolen, an innkeeper's...
This is the third volume of a series of the new translation of the Chinese classical novel generally known as The Water Margin. In this volu...
This exciting new translation with footnotes is more readable than past versions and will appeal to modern readers.The Three Kingdoms is an epic Chinese novel written over six centuries ago. It recounts in vivid historical detail the turbulent years at the close of the Han Dynasty, when China broke into three competing kingdoms and over half the population were either killed or driven from their homes. Part myth, part fact, readers will experience the loyalty and treachery, the brotherhood and rivalry of China's legendary heroes and villains during the most tumultuous...
This exciting new translation with footnotes is more readable than past versions and will appeal to modern readers.The Three Kingdoms
This exciting new translation with footnotes is more readable than past versions and will appeal to modern readers.The Three Kingdoms is an epic Chinese novel written over six centuries ago. It recounts in vivid historical detail the turbulent years at the close of the Han Dynasty, when China broke into three competing kingdoms and over half the population were either killed or driven from their homes. Part myth, part fact, readers will experience the loyalty and treachery, the brotherhood and rivalry of China's legendary heroes and villains during the most tumultuous...
This exciting new translation with footnotes is more readable than past versions and will appeal to modern readers.The Three Kingdoms
