Project Gutenberg 2007-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 143 Wu, Jianren 1866 1910 吳趼人 吴趼人 Wu, Woyao Wu, Chien-jen Wu, Yanren 胡涂世界 Hu Tu Shi Jie The book was published by Shi Jie Fan Hua newspaper office in A.D. 1906. Produced by Yi-Ting Kuo "胡涂世界" by Jianren Wu is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book appears to delve into the intricacies of官場 (the officialdom) in Hu’nan, centered around three main characters: 任承仁, 俞洪寶, and 李才雄, who navigate the complexities of bureaucratic life while dealing with personal challenges and moral dilemmas. The opening of the story introduces the three characters in a provincial official context, where 任承仁 visits 俞洪寶, and they discuss the distressing situation of 李才雄, who is financially struggling after a recent personal loss. They formulate a plan to help him secure a job that will stabilize his financial situation, illustrating the intertwining of personal lives and official business in their interactions. As they strategize, tensions arise due to financial negotiations and ethical implications, showcasing a theme of loyalty amidst the struggles of survival in the competitive bureaucratic world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese literature -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 328849 328800 2024-09-10T09:15:40.323375 2023-09-10T12:18:29.512983 text/html text/html 328842 328793 2024-09-10T09:15:40.504396 2023-09-10T12:18:29.644016 text/html text/html 170482 2024-09-10T09:15:44.380340 application/epub+zip 173630 2024-09-10T09:15:41.652427 application/epub+zip 173630 2024-09-10T09:15:40.933371 application/epub+zip 335901 2024-09-10T09:15:46.282380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327962 2024-09-10T09:15:43.824365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328205 2022-09-11T07:21:41.657828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313290 2024-09-10T09:15:40.106385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313237 2019-05-18T20:21:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 133792 2019-05-18T20:21:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17496 2024-09-10T09:15:47.322324 application/rdf+xml 7496 2024-09-10T09:15:41.266391 image/jpeg 2331 2024-09-10T09:15:41.100361 image/jpeg 169467 2024-09-10T09:15:40.532385 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