The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days by Cao Xueqin, David Hawkes

The Story of the Stone #1

The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days

Cao Xueqin, David Hawkes with Cao Xueqin (Translator)

542 pages 1760

9 editions

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"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-ch...

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