Project Gutenberg 2008-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 188 Quyuan 蘧园 負曝閒談 负曝闲谈 Fu pu xian tan Produced by Yu Chin Chen "負曝閒談" by Quyuan is a fictional narrative likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a character named 陸鵬, a young scholar from 陸直 who aspires to succeed in the imperial examinations, exploring themes of ambition, familial expectations, and social hierarchy in a richly detailed setting. The opening of the novel introduces 陸鵬 and his family, highlighting their modest yet thriving agricultural life. 陸鵬's father, 陸華園, is determined to see his son educated, working hard to provide him with tutoring and hopes for a bright future. At the same time, it reflects on their village life, the traditions tied to their lineage, and a rural community's respect for scholars. The narrative further develops with 陸鵬 preparing for the county exams, illustrating the societal pressures and personal aspirations that come with the quest for academic achievement in a culturally vibrant backdrop filled with familial dynamics and local customs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 327472 327414 2024-10-11T04:30:07.036979 2023-09-11T07:55:45.757160 text/html text/html 327465 327407 2024-10-11T04:30:07.319973 2023-09-11T07:55:45.898134 text/html text/html 190192 2024-10-11T04:30:12.399921 application/epub+zip 193371 2024-10-11T04:30:09.177939 application/epub+zip 193370 2024-10-11T04:30:07.997035 application/epub+zip 376212 2024-10-11T04:30:14.674942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369173 2024-10-11T04:30:11.742141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354153 2022-09-11T14:11:16.109900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302900 2024-10-11T04:30:06.739005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302778 2021-01-03T12:49:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 134274 2021-01-03T12:49:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17797 2024-10-11T04:30:14.801907 application/rdf+xml 9268 2024-10-11T04:30:08.577011 image/jpeg 2497 2024-10-11T04:30:08.279044 image/jpeg 189483 2024-10-11T04:30:07.345989 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