Project Gutenberg 2007-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 939 Liu, E 1857 1909 劉鶚 劉鄂 Liu, O Hong-tou-pe-lien-cheng Hung-tu-pai-lien-sheng 老殘遊記 Lao can you ji Produced by Po-Chun Wang "老殘遊記" by E Liu is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the character known as Lao Can, who, originally from Jiangnan, adopts the title that highlights his unusual experiences. The story follows his journey across different regions, intertwining themes of societal challenges, personal quest, and the realities of life grounded in Chinese culture and philosophy. At the start of the novel, Lao Can, a thirty-something former scholar turned healer, reflects on his humble background after struggling to find his place in society. He is summoned to aid a wealthy man's family suffering from a mysterious ailment and, upon their unlikely improvement, he is celebrated but eventually feels restless. Lao Can is then encouraged by friends to travel to the scenic Penglai Pavilion to enjoy the view of the sea and sunset. While there, they witness the dangers of an approaching storm and a ship in peril; this sets the stage for Lao Can’s resolve to aid those in distress, revealing his mixed feelings about fate, duty, and morality as he steps into action. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 Tai Mountains (China) -- Fiction PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 367796 367738 2024-10-10T10:10:46.909812 2023-09-10T12:21:36.691564 text/html text/html 367789 367731 2024-10-10T10:10:47.172818 2023-09-10T12:21:36.827549 text/html text/html 194646 2024-10-10T10:10:51.897751 application/epub+zip 199231 2024-10-10T10:10:48.865772 application/epub+zip 199231 2024-10-10T10:10:47.822817 application/epub+zip 386688 2024-10-10T10:10:54.149776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378070 2024-10-10T10:10:51.325788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359596 2022-09-11T07:26:24.347606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349370 2024-10-10T10:10:46.630832 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349272 2007-12-13T12:11:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 154066 2007-12-13T12:11:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18822 2024-10-10T10:10:54.275720 application/rdf+xml 7227 2024-10-10T10:10:48.350793 image/jpeg 2070 2024-10-10T10:10:48.085765 image/jpeg 190668 2024-10-10T10:10:47.203793 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