Project Gutenberg 2008-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 144 Feng, Menglong 1574 1646 馮夢龍 醒世恆言 Xing Shi Heng Yan 醒世恒言 Produced by Cheang Lai Ieng "醒世恆言" by Menglong Feng is a collection of moralistic tales written during the late Ming dynasty. The stories typically explore themes of virtue, familial duty, and social justice, often reflecting on human relationships and societal norms. The narratives usually present characters caught in moral dilemmas, showcasing their choices and consequences. At the start of the work, the opening portion introduces a poignant tale of two counties competing to marry off a lonely girl. Set in a time of social distinctions and family loyalties, it begins with the tragic story of a man named Wang Feng and his niece Qiong Ying, whose marriage is manipulated by her uncle for selfish reasons. After a series of misfortunes resulting from their poor choices, including Wang Feng's decision to marry off his niece to an unsuitable man, the tale escalates into themes of redemption and moral values as it juxtaposes the fate of Qiong Ying with that of her cousin, showcasing the complexities of wealth, beauty, and virtue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 PL Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1666101 1666048 2024-09-10T10:39:48.269235 2023-09-11T04:10:21.353606 text/html text/html 1666094 1666041 2024-09-10T10:39:48.580214 2023-09-11T04:10:21.509621 text/html text/html 801129 2024-09-10T10:39:56.041190 application/epub+zip 822520 2024-09-10T10:39:50.216259 application/epub+zip 822520 2024-09-10T10:39:49.302211 application/epub+zip 1562938 2024-09-10T10:40:00.705187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1541019 2024-09-10T10:39:55.452177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1542647 2022-09-11T08:57:50.514587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1651674 2024-09-10T10:39:47.915246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1651620 2008-01-10T17:14:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 754265 2008-01-10T17:14:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17209 2024-09-10T10:40:00.838208 application/rdf+xml 7707 2024-09-10T10:39:49.658225 image/jpeg 2443 2024-09-10T10:39:49.476245 image/jpeg 791727 2024-09-10T10:39:48.712218 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 en.wikipedia