Project Gutenberg 2008-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 69 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Wonderlijke avonturen van een Chinees, gevolgd door Muiterij aan boord der 'Bounty' Wonderlijke avonturen van een Chinees -- Muiterij aan boord der 'Bounty' Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Wonderlijke avonturen van een Chinees" is a work of fiction, likely written in the late 19th century. This book follows the experiences of the main character, Kin-Fo, a wealthy and apathetic Chinese merchant navigating his life amid philosophical discussions and societal observations, particularly focusing on themes of happiness and the concept of luck as he prepares for marriage. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Kin-Fo and his companions in a lavish setting in Canton, where they engage in an entertaining discussion about the nature of life and happiness. As Kin-Fo prepares to leave his bachelorhood behind by planning his upcoming wedding, various guests share their thoughts, highlighting differing perspectives on life's worth and the necessity of experiencing misfortune to appreciate happiness. The dialogue reveals Kin-Fo's apathetic demeanor, and ultimately leads to his decision to marry, while also hinting at his internal conflicts and question of true happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl French fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 582533 574210 2024-09-10T13:02:08.991720 2023-09-11T06:14:23.789192 text/html text/html 572982 2008-03-07T09:49:08 text/html 7891596 2008-03-07T09:49:12 text/html application/zip 8262363 2024-09-10T13:02:20.848659 application/epub+zip 8268155 2024-09-10T13:02:11.694798 application/epub+zip 275527 2024-09-10T13:02:10.134721 application/epub+zip 8678844 2024-09-10T13:02:26.817681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8629866 2024-09-10T13:02:19.088703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396884 2022-09-11T11:49:45.121792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453910 453820 2024-09-10T13:02:07.040729 2023-09-11T06:14:22.022198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 452064 2008-03-07T09:49:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 170612 2008-03-07T09:49:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19074 2024-09-10T13:02:26.978634 application/rdf+xml 11878 2024-09-10T13:02:10.271726 image/jpeg 1952 2024-09-10T13:02:10.202714 image/jpeg 7899962 2024-09-10T13:02:09.206715 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 pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia