Project Gutenberg 2007-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 247 Wu, Jianren 1866 1910 吳趼人 吴趼人 Wu, Woyao Wu, Chien-jen Wu, Yanren 胡涂世界 Hu Tu Shi Jie The book was published by Shi Jie Fan Hua newspaper office in A.D. 1906. Produced by Yi-Ting Kuo "胡涂世界" by Jianren Wu is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book appears to delve into the intricacies of官場 (the officialdom) in Hu’nan, centered around three main characters: 任承仁, 俞洪寶, and 李才雄, who navigate the complexities of bureaucratic life while dealing with personal challenges and moral dilemmas. The opening of the story introduces the three characters in a provincial official context, where 任承仁 visits 俞洪寶, and they discuss the distressing situation of 李才雄, who is financially struggling after a recent personal loss. They formulate a plan to help him secure a job that will stabilize his financial situation, illustrating the intertwining of personal lives and official business in their interactions. As they strategize, tensions arise due to financial negotiations and ethical implications, showcasing a theme of loyalty amidst the struggles of survival in the competitive bureaucratic world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese literature -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Novels 329029 2025-06-10T05:20:20.986290 text/html 328850 2025-01-10T05:21:08.511738 text/html 197434 2025-06-10T05:20:25.580266 application/epub+zip 200339 2025-06-10T05:20:22.735292 application/epub+zip 200340 2025-06-10T05:20:21.590266 application/epub+zip 363967 2025-06-10T05:20:27.660264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356054 2025-06-10T05:20:24.953265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328205 2022-09-11T07:21:41.657828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313290 2025-06-10T05:20:20.703292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313237 2019-05-18T20:21:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 133792 2019-05-18T20:21:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17454 2025-06-10T05:20:27.787246 application/rdf+xml 8013 2025-06-10T05:20:22.111274 image/jpeg 2391 2025-06-10T05:20:21.850311 image/jpeg 194515 2025-06-10T05:20:21.013368 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 zh.wikipedia