Project Gutenberg 2008-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 324 Wu, Jianren 1866 1910 吳趼人 吴趼人 Wu, Woyao Wu, Chien-jen Wu, Yanren 九命奇冤 Jiu ming qi yuan Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Strange_Case_of_Nine_Murders Produced by Joana Leong "九命奇冤" by Jianren Wu is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to revolve around a group of bandits attempting to breach a stronghold, indicating a plot filled with intrigue and action. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at broader themes of crime, justice, and perhaps the consequences of one's actions, inviting readers to explore the motives behind the criminal activities. The opening of the novel sets the stage with a chaotic and comedic scene where bandits are attempting to break into a fortified place, illustrating their various failed attempts and comical discussions about how to proceed. Various characters, including a leader named Lin, showcase their desperate ingenuity to open a formidable stone prison while revealing their motivations for the break-in. With the mention of the intent to kill, the beginning hints at darker undercurrents and foreshadows a larger, more complex story involving crime investigation and character depth, thus engaging readers to ponder the reasons behind the bandits' unusual actions and the eventual fallout from their endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 410114 2025-06-10T12:35:14.974883 text/html 409935 2025-01-10T12:20:37.928937 text/html 236140 2025-06-10T12:35:20.193852 application/epub+zip 241651 2025-06-10T12:35:16.930819 application/epub+zip 241651 2025-06-10T12:35:15.714853 application/epub+zip 451783 2025-06-10T12:35:22.627791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443477 2025-06-10T12:35:19.500889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418105 2022-09-12T04:03:08.405737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395360 2025-06-10T12:35:14.593896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395295 2008-05-09T09:25:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 168690 2008-05-09T09:26:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17611 2025-06-10T12:35:22.779803 application/rdf+xml 9271 2025-06-10T12:35:16.278947 image/jpeg 2672 2025-06-10T12:35:16.002846 image/jpeg 233970 2025-06-10T12:35:15.010851 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