Project Gutenberg 2008-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 482 Zhang, Nanzhuang 張南莊 Chang, Nan-chuang 张南庄 Guoluren Kuo-lu-jen 何典 He Dian Produced by Ya Zhu Yang "何典" by Nanzhuang Zhang is a work of fiction, likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative may center around the lives of ghosts, particularly focusing on a character known as 活鬼 (living ghost) and his struggles, including the pursuit of parenthood and the consequent challenges he faces in the underworld. As the story unfolds, it intertwines elements of humor, social commentary, and ghostly interactions. The opening portion introduces us to 活鬼 and his wife, who yearn for a child. After hearing from a recently deceased individual about a deity that can grant them this wish, they decide to undertake a journey to a temple to seek divine favor. With their friend, 形容鬼 (an aesthetic ghost), they navigate through humorous and whimsical challenges, setting a tone that blends supernatural elements with a playful critique of societal norms surrounding family and fortune. The initial chapters establish the characters' motivations and the whimsical nature of their world, hinting at further adventures and misadventures that they will encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 193487 2025-06-10T07:19:24.735819 text/html 193308 2025-01-10T07:20:11.669484 text/html 135284 2025-06-10T07:19:28.943785 application/epub+zip 137966 2025-06-10T07:19:26.385822 application/epub+zip 137967 2025-06-10T07:19:25.292807 application/epub+zip 251471 2025-06-10T07:19:30.786792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246123 2025-06-10T07:19:28.345807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224455 2022-09-11T09:29:20.174178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181424 2025-06-10T07:19:24.485838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181348 2008-01-15T17:16:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 81634 2008-01-15T17:16:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16925 2025-06-10T07:19:30.923768 application/rdf+xml 7129 2025-06-10T07:19:25.825786 image/jpeg 2071 2025-06-10T07:19:25.558789 image/jpeg 132695 2025-06-10T07:19:24.753806 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