{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-stone-volume-iii-isbn-9780140443707","title":"The Story of the Stone, Volume III","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ec\u003c\/i\u003e. 1760), also known by the title of \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of the Red Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDivided into five volumes, of which \u003ci\u003eThe Warning Voice\u003c\/i\u003e is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour, realistic detail and delicate poetry, which accurately reflects the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life. But over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence - a theme which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.The Story of the Stone Volume 3Note on Spelling\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 54:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady Jia ridicules the cliches of romantic fiction; And Wang Xi-feng emulates the filifal antics of Lao Lia-zi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 55:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA foolish concubine seeks to humiliate her own daughter; And an ill-natured stewardess tries to outwit her young mistress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 56:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eResourceful Tan-chun abolilshes abuses in the interests of econoomy; And sapient Bao-chai shows how small consessions can be made without loss of dignity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 57:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightengale tests Jade Boy with a startling message; And Aunt Xue comforts Frowner with words of loving kindness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 58:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn which the cock-bird who mourns his mate is found to be a hen; And a true heart is able to sympathize with a strange kind of love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 59:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy Willow Walk the conververs of property resort to violence and abuse; And at Green Delights the defenders of law and order invoke a higher authority\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 60:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs a substiture for rose-orris Jia Huan is given jasmine face-powder; And in return for rose essence Cook Liu is given lycoperdon snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 61:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBao-yu owns up to a crime he did not commit; And Patience bends authority in order that the innocent may be spared\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 62:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA tipsy Xiang-yun sleeps on a peony-petal pillow; And a grateful Caltrop unfastens her pomegranate skirt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 63:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlower-maidens combine for nocturnal birthday revels; And a grass widow copes with funeral arrangments single-handed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 64:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFive fair women make subjects for a chaste maid's verse; And nine jade dragons make a love-gift for a flirt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 65:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJia Lian's second marriage is celebrated in secret; And the future marriage of San-jie becomes a matter of speculation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 66:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShame drives a warm-hearted young woman to take her life; And shock leads a cold-hearted young gentleman to renounce the world\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 67:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrowner sees something that makes her homesick; And Xi-feng hears  something that rouses her suspicions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 68:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEr-jie takes up residence in Prospect Garden; And Xi-feng makes a disturbance in Ning-guo House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 69:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA scheming woman kills with a borrowed knife; And one who has ceased to hope swallows gold and dies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 70:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLin Dai-yu resuscitates the Poetry Club; And Shi Xiang-yun tries her hand at a song lyric\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 71:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady Xing deliberately humiliates her daughter-in-law; And Faithful inadvertently iterrupts a pair of love-birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 72:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWang Xi-fen refuses to see a doctor; And Brightie's wife seeks help with a betrothal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 73:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA half-witted servant girl picks up a highly embarrassing object; And an easy-going young mistress refuses to inquire into a theft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 74:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady Wang authorizes a raid on Prospect Garden; And Jia Xi-chun breaks off relations with Ning-guo House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 75:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight revellers are startled by a sound of evil omen; And Mid-Autumn moon-watchers listen to quantrains of unequal merit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 76:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlute-playing at Convex Pavillion provokes too much melancholy; And linked verses at Concave Pavilion betray a morbid sensitivity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 77:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA wronged maid takes a loving last leave of her master; And three young actresses seek to escape matrimony in the cloister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 78:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJia Zheng commissions the Ballad of the Winsome Colonel; And Bao-yu composes an Invocation to the Hibiscus Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 79:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eXue Pan finds to his sorrow that he is married to a termagant; And Ying-chun's parents betroth her to a Zhong-shan wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 80:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnfortunate Caltrop is battered by a philandering husband; And One Plaster Wang presribes for an insufferavle wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix I: \u003ci\u003eSandal, Musk, and Skybright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix II: \u003ci\u003eSuncloud, Sunset and Moonrise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix III: \u003ci\u003eYou San-jie, Liu Xiang-lian and Jia Lian's Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix IV: \u003ci\u003eOld Mrs. You and the Zhangs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix V: \u003ci\u003eFivey, Bao Er and The Mattress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix VI: \u003ci\u003eEuergesia and the Little Actresses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacters in Volume 3\u003cbr\u003eGenealogical Tables\u003c\/p\u003e“Filled with classical allusions, multilayered wordplay, and delightful poetry, Cao’s novel is a testament to what Chinese literature was capable of. Readers of English are fortunate to have David Hawkes and John Minford’s \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, which distills a lifetime of scholarship and reading into what is probably the finest work of Chinese-to-English literary translation yet produced. You will be rewarded every bit of attention you give it, many times over.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupChina,\u003c\/i\u003e “The 100 China Books You Have to Read, Ranked” (#1)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCao Xueqin (1715-63) \u003c\/b\u003ewas born into a family which for three generations held the office of Commissioner of Imperial Textiles in Nanking, a family so wealthy they were able to entertain the Emperor four times. However, calamity overtook them and their property was consfiscated. Cao Xueqin was living in poverty when he wrote his famous novel\u003ci\u003e The Story of the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e.Also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300460974309,"sku":"NP9780140443707","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140443707.jpg?v=1767741683","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-story-of-the-stone-volume-iii-isbn-9780140443707","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}