Project Gutenberg 2008-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 888 Zhang, Nanzhuang 張南莊 Chang, Nan-chuang 张南庄 Guoluren Kuo-lu-jen 何典 He Dian Produced by Ya Zhu Yang "何典" by Nanzhuang Zhang is a work of fiction, likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative may center around the lives of ghosts, particularly focusing on a character known as 活鬼 (living ghost) and his struggles, including the pursuit of parenthood and the consequent challenges he faces in the underworld. As the story unfolds, it intertwines elements of humor, social commentary, and ghostly interactions. The opening portion introduces us to 活鬼 and his wife, who yearn for a child. After hearing from a recently deceased individual about a deity that can grant them this wish, they decide to undertake a journey to a temple to seek divine favor. With their friend, 形容鬼 (an aesthetic ghost), they navigate through humorous and whimsical challenges, setting a tone that blends supernatural elements with a playful critique of societal norms surrounding family and fortune. The initial chapters establish the characters' motivations and the whimsical nature of their world, hinting at further adventures and misadventures that they will encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 193307 193258 2024-09-10T11:05:46.632243 2023-09-11T04:32:48.791746 text/html text/html 193300 193251 2024-09-10T11:05:46.793248 2023-09-11T04:32:48.920750 text/html text/html 115703 2024-09-10T11:05:50.275254 application/epub+zip 118622 2024-09-10T11:05:48.120281 application/epub+zip 118623 2024-09-10T11:05:47.174330 application/epub+zip 229473 2024-09-10T11:05:51.895228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224095 2024-09-10T11:05:49.857199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224455 2022-09-11T09:29:20.174178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181424 2024-09-10T11:05:46.450274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181348 2008-01-15T17:16:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 81634 2008-01-15T17:16:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16863 2024-09-10T11:05:52.029306 application/rdf+xml 6921 2024-09-10T11:05:47.770240 image/jpeg 2000 2024-09-10T11:05:47.596221 image/jpeg 115434 2024-09-10T11:05:46.808248 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