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 Project Gutenberg 2008-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 49 Luo, Guanzhong 羅貫中 平妖傳 Ping yao zhuan "平妖傳" by Guanzhong Luo is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds during the Song Dynasty and revolves around the life of a prosperous merchant named 胡員外 (Hu Yuanwai) and his wife, who are desperate for a child. Their fortune takes a dramatic turn after an encounter with a mysterious painting that reportedly brings supernatural abilities, intertwining themes of fate, wealth, and the mystical. The opening portion introduces 胡員外, a wealthy man who, despite his riches, is troubled by and desires offspring. To resolve this, he and his wife visit a shrine to pray for a child and soon receive a magical painting from a mysterious stranger. This painting not only captivates Hu but is said to invoke the appearance of a beautiful spirit at night. As the narrative unfolds, tensions rise when Hu’s wife discovers him with the spirit, leading her to burn the painting in a fit of rage, setting off a chain of events that drastically change their fortunes. The story introduces themes of desperation, desire, and the consequences of one's actions, establishing a foundation for the magical and mystical explorations that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 266971 266980 2024-09-11T04:26:03.360802 2023-09-11T07:58:36.748009 text/html text/html 266964 266973 2024-09-11T04:26:03.532894 2023-09-11T07:58:36.879015 text/html text/html 139335 2024-09-11T04:26:06.974799 application/epub+zip 142498 2024-09-11T04:26:04.651817 application/epub+zip 142498 2024-09-11T04:26:03.936811 application/epub+zip 279896 2024-09-11T04:26:08.725785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271553 2024-09-11T04:26:06.539818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272094 2022-09-11T14:15:29.751906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255786 2024-09-11T04:26:03.179794 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255740 2008-04-30T09:14:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104678 2008-04-30T09:14:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16857 2024-09-11T04:26:08.856774 application/rdf+xml 6904 2024-09-11T04:26:04.278794 image/jpeg 2136 2024-09-11T04:26:04.107802 image/jpeg 139727 2024-09-11T04:26:03.552830 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia