Project Gutenberg 2008-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 52 Wu, Jianren 1866 1910 吳趼人 吴趼人 Wu, Woyao Wu, Chien-jen Wu, Yanren 九命奇冤 Jiu ming qi yuan Produced by Joana Leong "九命奇冤" by Jianren Wu is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to revolve around a group of bandits attempting to breach a stronghold, indicating a plot filled with intrigue and action. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at broader themes of crime, justice, and perhaps the consequences of one's actions, inviting readers to explore the motives behind the criminal activities. The opening of the novel sets the stage with a chaotic and comedic scene where bandits are attempting to break into a fortified place, illustrating their various failed attempts and comical discussions about how to proceed. Various characters, including a leader named Lin, showcase their desperate ingenuity to open a formidable stone prison while revealing their motivations for the break-in. With the mention of the intent to kill, the beginning hints at darker undercurrents and foreshadows a larger, more complex story involving crime investigation and character depth, thus engaging readers to ponder the reasons behind the bandits' unusual actions and the eventual fallout from their endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 409942 409885 2024-10-11T05:17:21.357983 2023-09-11T08:33:04.620538 text/html text/html 409935 409878 2024-10-11T05:17:21.606852 2023-09-11T08:33:04.755527 text/html text/html 224873 2024-10-11T05:17:26.541834 application/epub+zip 230467 2024-10-11T05:17:23.397848 application/epub+zip 230467 2024-10-11T05:17:22.255882 application/epub+zip 443206 2024-10-11T05:17:28.818864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434864 2024-10-11T05:17:25.891851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418105 2022-09-12T04:03:08.405737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395360 2024-10-11T05:17:21.069874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395295 2008-05-09T09:25:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 168690 2008-05-09T09:26:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18570 2024-10-11T05:17:28.941815 application/rdf+xml 8743 2024-10-11T05:17:22.792841 image/jpeg 2593 2024-10-11T05:17:22.525837 image/jpeg 222046 2024-10-11T05:17:21.639845 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