Project Gutenberg 2008-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 68 Mingjiaozhongren 名教中人, pseud. Mingjiaozhongren, pseud. 明敎中人 Ming-chiao-chung-jen, pseud. 名敎中人 好逑傳 Hao qiu zhuan "好逑傳" by Mingjiaozhongren is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young scholar named 铁双 named 中玉, known for his beauty and complex character, as he navigates personal integrity, familial obligations, and societal injustice. The narrative likely explores themes of morality and societal expectations, particularly related to marriage and familial duties. The opening of the novel introduces 铁双, setting him up as a thoughtful yet prideful individual who grapples with the responsibilities of loyalty to his family and the moral dilemmas posed by societal norms. His father, 铁英, is a principled official who soon finds himself imprisoned after trying to correct a wrongful act involving a powerful local lord. The young scholar, dedicated to his family and the ideals of justice, decides to venture to the capital to seek help for his father, showcasing his inner conflict between the expectations placed upon him and his desire to maintain personal ethics. Along the way, he encounters various characters that deepen the narrative, foreshadowing the struggles he will face against corruption and the fight for honor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 430429 430438 2024-09-11T13:09:40.166645 2023-09-12T06:56:47.902181 text/html text/html 430422 430431 2024-09-11T13:09:40.361658 2023-09-12T06:56:48.038213 text/html text/html 217588 2024-09-11T13:09:44.758634 application/epub+zip 224424 2024-09-11T13:09:41.576629 application/epub+zip 224424 2024-09-11T13:09:40.829680 application/epub+zip 428193 2024-09-11T13:09:47.138632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420924 2024-09-11T13:09:44.297689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421347 2022-09-12T14:31:56.279365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408567 2024-09-11T13:09:39.926680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408478 2021-01-04T11:41:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 177993 2021-01-04T11:41:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16836 2024-09-11T13:09:47.276603 application/rdf+xml 7250 2024-09-11T13:09:41.179654 image/jpeg 2110 2024-09-11T13:09:41.001634 image/jpeg 216836 2024-09-11T13:09:40.397669 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