Project Gutenberg 2007-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 684 Ji, Yun 1724 1805 紀昀 閱微草堂筆記 Yue Wei Cao Tang Bi Ji Produced by Wan Jei Chen "閱微草堂筆記" by Yun Ji is a collection of literary essays and anecdotes written in the late 18th century. The work serves as a commentary on various topics, reflecting philosophical ideas, human nature, and extraordinary events with a curious and often ironic perspective. The narratives are drawn from the author's observations and encounters with supernatural elements, blending the mundane with the mystical. The opening of the book introduces the author's intent and philosophy regarding literature and how it relates to truth and moral lessons. It sets the tone for a series of vignettes and stories that explore themes such as the nature of human interaction with the supernatural, moral dilemmas, and the connection between the earthly and the ethereal. In this section, readers are introduced to several characters and situations, including strange happenings with animals and the supernatural, which serve to illustrate the author's reflections on virtue, vice, and the hidden layers of reality. The collection hints at an exploration of morality through these tales, demonstrating a blend of wit and wisdom from ancient philosophical traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Ghost stories, Chinese PL Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 1206181 1206123 2024-10-10T10:04:07.813761 2023-09-10T12:16:35.059546 text/html text/html 1206174 1206116 2024-10-10T10:04:08.156802 2023-09-10T12:16:35.218569 text/html text/html 658774 2024-10-10T10:04:15.851804 application/epub+zip 675831 2024-10-10T10:04:10.295776 application/epub+zip 675830 2024-10-10T10:04:08.990770 application/epub+zip 1227575 2024-10-10T10:04:20.149764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1213210 2024-10-10T10:04:15.108801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1196529 2022-09-11T07:18:41.081834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1180547 2024-10-10T10:04:07.354751 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1180438 2020-06-20T20:22:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 603694 2020-06-20T20:22:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18397 2024-10-10T10:04:20.284682 application/rdf+xml 8235 2024-10-10T10:04:09.602874 image/jpeg 2491 2024-10-10T10:04:09.259742 image/jpeg 653509 2024-10-10T10:04:08.264739 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog zh.wikipedia