Free Flipbooks · Mythology, Legends & Folklore
"水滸傳" by Nai'an Shi is a Chinese novel from the Ming dynasty and one of the Classic Chinese Novels. Set during the Northern Song dynasty around 1120, it follows 108 outlaws who gather at Mount Liang to rebel against a corrupt government. After their uprising, they are granted amnesty and recruited to fight foreign invaders and other rebels. Written in vernacular Mandarin, the novel introduced iconic characters like Wu Song and Lin Chong, becoming a masterpiece that influenced fiction throughout East Asia. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Shi, Nai'an, 1290?-1365? |
|---|---|
| Title | 水滸傳 |
| Alternate Title | Shui hu zhuan |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Margin |
| Credits | Produced by Xiu-Mei Lin |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | China -- Social life and customs -- 960-1644 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 23863 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-23863-0 |
| Release Date | Dec 15, 2007 |
| Last Update | May 20, 2016 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3553 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/23863