Project Gutenberg 2008-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 1256 Feng, Menglong 1574 1646 馮夢龍 喻世明言 Yu shi ming yan Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stories_Old_and_New Produced by Yi-hong Chen "Yushi Mingyan" by Feng Menglong is a historical fiction work written in the 16th century. The narrative carries themes of love, relationships, and societal norms, introducing the central character, Jiang Xingge, who navigates the complexities of family, loyalty, and romance following the death of his father. As he grows into adulthood, he faces crises involving love, betrayal, and the societal expectations of the time. The opening of the story sets the stage with Jiang Xingge, a young boy living with his father after the loss of his mother. As he matures, he demonstrates great intelligence and charm, leading to his eventual marriage to a beautiful woman named Wang Sanjiao. The story quickly unfolds into themes of longing and separation as Jiang embarks on a business trip to Guangdong, leaving his newlywed wife behind. Despite her feigned calmness, Sanjiao becomes increasingly distraught over his absence, leading to a tale filled with emotional turmoil, temptation, and the potential for scandal as their fates intertwine with other characters, notably Chen Dalan, who becomes embroiled in a deceptive plot against Sanjiao. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Short stories, Chinese PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 1148545 2025-06-11T11:05:00.112874 text/html 1148366 2025-01-11T13:55:39.343923 text/html 592228 2025-06-11T11:05:07.059820 application/epub+zip 605336 2025-06-11T11:05:02.135847 application/epub+zip 605335 2025-06-11T11:05:00.901840 application/epub+zip 1116709 2025-06-11T11:05:11.083793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1102844 2025-06-11T11:05:06.354848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1076534 2022-09-12T16:07:50.947747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1130450 2025-06-11T11:04:59.698844 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1130337 2021-01-04T13:40:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 531490 2021-01-04T13:40:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17654 2025-06-11T11:05:11.499780 application/rdf+xml 8134 2025-06-11T11:05:01.460065 image/jpeg 2441 2025-06-11T11:05:01.182822 image/jpeg 586630 2025-06-11T11:05:00.204891 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 en.wikipedia