Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 159 Soulié de Morant, G. (Georges) 1878 1955 Soulie de Morant, G. (Georges) Morant, G. Soulié de (Georges Soulié) Soulié, Georges De Morant, G. Soulié (Georges Soulié) Soulié, Charles Georges Morant, Georges Soulié de Eastern Shame Girl Eastern shame girl -- The wedding of Ya-nei -- A strange destiny -- The error of the embroidered slipper -- The counterfeit old woman -- The monestery of the esteemed-lotus -- A complicated marriage. Produced by David Starner, Alicia Williams, Sandra Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Eastern Shame Girl" by G. Soulié de Morant is a historical novel first published in the early 20th century, drawing from classic Chinese literature of the 17th century. The narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and societal expectations through the tragic story of Li Chia and the alluring singing girl, Tu Shih-niang. Their relationship unfolds against a backdrop of cultural norms and familial pressures, illustrating the complexities of desire and loyalty. The opening portion of the novel introduces Li Chia, a young man of promise who travels to Peking for examinations but finds himself enamored with the celebrated singing girl Shih-niang. He is captivated by her beauty and sincerity, but their love is marred by financial struggles and familial obligations. As Li tries to secure enough money to buy Shih-niang's freedom from her life as a singing girl, their deep emotional bond is tested by societal expectations and personal insecurities. The stakes grow perilously high as time runs out, leading to a fateful turn of events that underscores the romantic tragedy at the heart of their story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Chinese literature -- Translations into English China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Love stories, Chinese -- Translations into English PL Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance 217833 2025-08-05T13:55:40.070230 text/html 192834 2024-10-28T19:11:49 text/html 554709 2025-08-05T13:55:48.844171 application/epub+zip 555573 2025-08-05T13:55:43.345225 application/epub+zip 143591 2025-08-05T13:55:40.726194 application/epub+zip 3406160 2025-08-05T13:55:51.820161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3395158 2025-08-05T13:55:46.559183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235464 2022-08-06T13:06:31.492946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202786 2025-08-05T13:55:39.216252 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182972 2024-10-28T19:11:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17548 2025-08-05T13:55:51.980132 application/rdf+xml 10842 2025-08-05T13:55:41.227180 image/jpeg 2755 2025-08-05T13:55:40.977172 image/jpeg 551434 2025-08-05T13:55:40.109201 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia