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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2

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"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. ( Wikipedia) (9 hr 50 min)

Chapters

63 - The Lo-Ch‘a Country and the Sea-market

28:11

Read by Nick J. Gold

64 - The Fighting Cricket

11:59

Read by Holly Jenson

65 - Taking Revenge

4:12

Read by ToddHW

66 - The Tipsy Turtle

9:28

Read by ToddHW

67 - The Magic Path

4:21

Read by realisticspeakers

68 - The Faithless Widow

5:17

Read by Gerwin Kramer

69 - Princess of the Tung-t‘ing Lake

23:29

Read by Mary Escano

70 - The Princess Lily

14:11

Read by Christi Lupher

71 - The Donkey’s Revenge

13:40

Read by James K. White

72 - The Wolf Dream

10:27

Read by realisticspeakers

73 - The Unjust Sentence

5:45

Read by realisticspeakers

74 - A Chinese Rip van Winkle

7:14

Read by James K. White

75 - The Three States of Existence

7:24

Read by Eva Davis

76 - In the Infernal Regions

15:10

Read by Mayah

77 - Singular case of Ophthalmia

5:31

Read by Holly Jenson

78 - Chou K‘o-ch‘ang and his Ghost

5:08

Read by Mayah

79 - The Spirits of the Po-yang Lake

2:11

Read by Mayah

80 - The Stream of Cash

1:28

Read by Idan M

81 - The Injustice of Heaven

2:16

Read by realisticspeakers

82 - The Sea-serpent

1:36

Read by jftocanada

83 - The Magic Mirror

3:00

Read by James K. White

84 - Courage Tested

5:24

Read by realisticspeakers

85 - The Disembodied Friend

11:08

Read by Gerwin Kramer

86 - The Cloth Merchant

4:22

Read by Kalynda

87 - A Strange Companion

1:22

Read by Kalynda

88 - Spiritualistic Séances

6:16

Read by Kalynda

89 - The Mysterious Head

1:45

Read by Kalynda

90 - The Spirit of the Hills

1:37

Read by Kalynda

91 - Ingratitude Punished

1:40

Read by Kalynda

92 - Smelling Essays

3:36

Read by Kalynda

93 - His Father’s Ghost

11:53

Read by timli

94 - The Boat-girl Bride

12:02

Read by Gerwin Kramer

95 - The Two Brides

11:57

Read by Holly Jenson

96 - A Supernatural Wife

4:45

Read by Gerwin Kramer

97 - Bribery and Corruption

10:41

Read by Kalynda

98 - A Chinese Jonah

2:24

Read by Holly Jenson

99 - Chang Pu-liang

1:48

Read by Gerwin Kramer

100 - The Dutch Carpet

1:28

Read by jftocanada

101 - Carrying a Corpse

1:46

Read by Gerwin Kramer

102 - A Taoist Devotee

1:07

Read by Gerwin Kramer

103 - Justice for Rebels

1:50

Read by Gerwin Kramer

104 - Theft of the Peach

5:12

Read by Gerwin Kramer

105 - Killing a Serpent

3:54

Read by Gerwin Kramer

106 - The Resuscitated Corpse

5:50

Read by Kalynda

107 - The Fisherman and his Friend

10:15

Read by Chee Sing Lee

108 - The Priest’s Warning

2:52

Read by Gerwin Kramer

109 - Metempsychosis

5:01

Read by Eva Davis

110 - The Forty Strings of Cash

2:24

Read by Gerwin Kramer

111 - Saving Life

2:24

Read by Gerwin Kramer

112 - The Salt Smuggler

5:05

Read by Gerwin Kramer

113 - Collecting Subscriptions

7:20

Read by jftocanada

114 - Taoist Miracles

6:21

Read by Eva Davis

115 - Arrival of Buddhist Priests

3:26

Read by Kalynda

116 - The Stolen Eyes

2:01

Read by Gerwin Kramer

117 - The Invisible Priest

3:15

Read by Gerwin Kramer

118 - The Censor in Purgatory

4:58

Read by Gerwin Kramer

119 - Mr. Willow and the Locusts

3:01

Read by jftocanada

120 - Mr. Tung; or, Virtue Rewarded

3:32

Read by Gerwin Kramer

121 - The Dead Priest

2:19

Read by Gerwin Kramer

122 - The Flying Cow

1:57

Read by jftocanada

123 - The ''Mirror and Listen'' Trick

2:44

Read by Gerwin Kramer

124 - The Cattle Plague

4:58

Read by Gerwin Kramer

125 - The Marriage of the Virgin Goddess

2:52

Read by Gerwin Kramer

126 - The Wine Insect

3:19

Read by Harry Benjamin

127 - The Faithful Dog

2:43

Read by realisticspeakers

128 - An Earthquake

2:11

Read by Kalynda

129 - Making Animals

3:11

Read by Mayah

130 - Cruelty Avenged

1:45

Read by Gerwin Kramer

131 - The Wei-ch‘i Devil

5:48

Read by Kalynda

132 - The Fortune-hunter Punished

2:18

Read by Chuck Williamson

133 - Life Prolonged

4:04

Read by Gerwin Kramer

134 - The Clay Image

4:22

Read by Gerwin Kramer

135 - Dishonesty Punished

4:08

Read by ToddHW

136 - The Mad Priest

4:37

Read by Chuck Williamson

137 - Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory

3:18

Read by Christi Lupher

138 - The Picture Horse

3:44

Read by Christi Lupher

139 - The Butterfly’s Revenge

1:58

Read by Nemo

140 - The Doctor

4:12

Read by Gerwin Kramer

141 - Snow in Summer

1:18

Read by jftocanada

142 - Planchette

7:10

Read by timli

143 - Friendship with Foxes

5:15

Read by timli

144 - The Great Rat

2:36

Read by Chuck Williamson

145 - Wolves

2:51

Read by Nemo

146 - Singular Verdict

1:46

Read by Gerwin Kramer

147 - The Grateful Dog

2:52

Read by Nemo

148 - The Great Test

4:03

Read by timli

149 - The Alchemist

8:58

Read by timli

150 - Raising the Dead

7:24

Read by timli

151 - Fêng-shui

5:06

Read by timli

152 - The Lingering Death

2:06

Read by Nemo

153 - Dreaming Honours

3:37

Read by ToddHW

154 - The She-wolf and the Herd-boys

2:03

Read by Gerwin Kramer

155 - Adulteration Punished

3:10

Read by ToddHW

156 - A Chinese Solomon

6:18

Read by ToddHW

157 - The Roc

2:28

Read by Nemo

158 - The Faithful Gander

1:51

Read by jftocanada

159 - The Elephants and the Lion

2:20

Read by Gerwin Kramer

160 - The Hidden Treasure

4:27

Read by ysevechan

161 - The Boatmen of Lao-lung

3:53

Read by Gerwin Kramer

162 - The Pious Surgeon

5:19

Read by Eva Davis

163 - Another Solomon

3:26

Read by Eva Davis

164 - The Incorrupt Official

2:09

Read by Gerwin Kramer

Appendix A Part I - Taoist Temples

9:29

Read by realisticspeakers

Appendix A Part II - The Ten Courts of Justice

1:04:12

Read by realisticspeakers

Bewertungen

thanks librivox for yet another enlightening collection.

(3,5 Sterne)

interesting stories with very good reading, the anthology somewhat spoiled by the constant repetition of credits at beginning of every chapter. Is this really necessary when some chapters are so very short?

(5 Sterne)

Fantástico registo de histórias orais de um povo milenar. Muito rico na diversidade e tem um role de histórias e tradições interessantes. Obrigada!

"Princess Lily" was enjoyable & very sweet. All were well read.

(4 Sterne)