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 Project Gutenberg 2008-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 574 Su'anzhuren, active 18th century 蘇庵主人 Su-an-chu-jen 歸蓮夢 Gui Lian Meng Produced by Qian-Wen Gao "歸蓮夢" by active 18th century Su'anzhuren is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story seems to revolve around themes of poverty, compassion, and the complexities of human nature, following the lives of characters impacted by fate and their moral choices. The opening chapters introduce a couple, the Baishuang family, known for their good nature but also their extreme frugality, who desire a child and turn to spiritual means to achieve their goal. The beginning of the novel sets the stage by exploring philosophical reflections about life and dreams while establishing the protagonist, Bai Shuang, and his wife, who, after years of hard work without children, seek the blessings of the mountain gods. Their journey takes a mystical turn as Bai Shuang dreams of a celestial being who offers them a lotus flower, symbolizing hope and the possibility of parenthood. However, their frugality ultimately leads to tragic consequences as they perish in a famine, leaving their daughter, Lian An, to fend for herself, highlighting the conflict between human desires, spiritual pursuits, and harsh realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 350228 2025-06-11T08:15:43.729978 text/html 350049 2025-01-11T11:15:10.520574 text/html 224053 2025-06-11T08:15:48.287899 application/epub+zip 227588 2025-06-11T08:15:45.507968 application/epub+zip 227588 2025-06-11T08:15:44.357910 application/epub+zip 433013 2025-06-11T08:15:50.519930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424626 2025-06-11T08:15:47.638949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390616 2022-09-12T12:48:55.940715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341334 2025-06-11T08:15:43.389988 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341215 2021-01-04T07:46:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 155469 2021-01-04T07:46:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16849 2025-06-11T08:15:50.662890 application/rdf+xml 11432 2025-06-11T08:15:44.915909 image/jpeg 3142 2025-06-11T08:15:44.635955 image/jpeg 222178 2025-06-11T08:15:43.759972 application/octet-stream application/zip