Guanzhong Luo

Nai'an Shi

Portrays a fateful moment at the end of the Han dynasty. Three young men pledge loyalty to each other and answer the emperor's appeal for help in suppressing a peasant rebellion.

Outlaws of the Marsh

When Marshal Hong breaks the seals which generations of Taoist Masters have placed on the temple doors to hold back 108 incarcerated Demon Princes, powerful forces of disorder are released. One after another, brave men fall out with officialdom and are obliged to join the brotherhood of the rivers and lakes-the mixed company of heroes and vagabonds who live by their wits and their fighting skills. The story of The Broken Seals branches this way and that, following first one hero, then another, as their paths converge and part, until finally 108 brave-but not entirely admirable-men are united at the outlaws' stronghold in the Marshes of Mount Liang. The story takes us through the vast landscape of imperial China. We hear of epic duels, gargantuan feasts, and cunning ambushes, and we witness injustice, betrayal, murder and revenge. We are told also of the beauty of the moon during Mid-Autumn Festival or of the snow, crisp underfoot on a stormy night in the country. This volume consists of the first twenty-two chapters of the full 120-chapter version of the classic Chinese novel by Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong. It is the first English translation based on this version and including much of the verse. It offers the English reader something of the liveliness and humour of a work which has delighted generations of Chinese readers.

Part One of the Marshes of Mount Liang

The Broken Seals

Tam-quốc diễn-nghĩa

Троецарствие

Kuan-chung Lo

An abridged translation of the epic novel that tells the story of the last reign of the Han dynasty.

A Historical Novel

Three Kingdoms

"The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide..."The Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony in China. Who will bring peace to these lands?Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classical novels. Discover it in the second volume of this new edition with maps and footnotes.

With Footnotes and Maps

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 2

"The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide..."The Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony in China. Who will bring peace to these lands?Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classical novels. Discover it in this new edition with maps and footnotes.

(with Footnotes and Maps)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1

In the midst of war, heroes rise up. But heroes come in different shapes and sizes. Some are good with swords and spears, like Zhao Yun. Others use their brains, like Zhuge Liang. Although men grow old, a hero will always be a hero, like the elderly Huang Zhong. In the second book of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, learn about the heroes of ancient China!

Romance Of The Three Kingdoms: Wars And Heroes

Vincent Kelvin

Brewitt Taylor

“The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide…” The Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony in China. Who will bring peace to these lands? Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classical novels. Discover it in this new edition with maps, footnotes and an historical introduction.This is Volume Two of the story (Totally four volumes).

Romance of Three Kingdoms

One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature: Romance of the three kingdoms (book 2 of 2). The legends of the heroes and villains of the Three Kingdoms are set at the end of Han dynasty, around the 3rd century AD. The authorship is attributed to Luo Guanzhong of the 14th century. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Romance Of The Three Kingdoms

"Simply, a terrific story . . . an absorbing, rewarding, and majestic novel."--John S. Service, Center for Chinese Studies, Berkeley"

China's Epic Drama

“A material epic with an astonishing fidelity to history."—New York Times Book Review Three Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. Writing some twelve hundred years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on histories, dramas, and poems portraying the crisis to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has become the Chinese national epic. This abridged edition captures the novel's intimate and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming dynasty masterpiece continues to be widely influential in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam and remains a great work of world literature.

Alex Dent-Young

John Dent-Young

The Marshes of Mount Liang: Iron ox

Les trois royaumes

Chine, IIIe siècle. La dynastie Han touche à sa fin. Les Trois Royaumes Wei, Chou et Wou peinent à s'entendre et les rivalités sont vives. Tout commence quand Ts'ao Ts'ao, grand seigneur de la guerre, envahit le royaume de Wou avec ses millions de soldats. Souen K'ivan et Lieou Pei, ennemis de toujours, s'allient alors pour l'affronter, sur terre et sur mer. Véritable Iliade chinoise, cette extraordinaire saga retrace les destins de héros mythiques tels Lieou Pei, modèle de vertu et de loyauté, Ts'ao Ts'ao, cruel et calculateur, Tchou-Ko Leang le sage ou encore Kouan Yu le guerrier. Roman-fleuve rythmé par les batailles et les ballades poétiques où s'entremêlent mythe et histoire, Les Trois Royaumes est un classique de la littérature asiatique, transmis de génération en génération, et aujourd'hui un chef-d'œuvre incontesté de la littérature mondiale. Ses personnages sont aussi familiers aux Chinois que nos trois mousquetaires, et l'inquiétante figure de Ts'ao Ts'ao a troublé les rêves de maints petits Chinois de treize ans, comme le cardinal de Richelieu est venu effrayer notre enfance.

This translation of a Chinese classic (14th Century) is the epic tale of a band of patriots in China during the latter part of Sung Dynasty and is considered by most to be one to the three or four greatest novels in Chinese literature. Shui hun chuan (water margin chronicles) is the adventure of a band of 108 outlaws (105 men and 3 women) struggling to help the Emperor rid himself of the despotic prime minister. Like Robin Hood, the bandit kings refer to themselves as the "gallant fraternity." They come out to harass the authorities and to attempt to solicit followers to overthrow a corrupt government in the name of the Emperor. Chocked full of ghosts, innkeepers who make hamburgers of their guests, giants of superhuman strength, beautiful women in distress, wily intellectuals and crafty merchants, this is a timeless tale of love and adventure.

Shui Hu Chuan

All Men are Brothers

(Shui Hu Chuan)

In this Ming-era novel, historical narrative, raucous humor, and the supernatural are interwoven to tell the tale of an attempt to overthrow the Song dynasty. Quelling the Demons' Revolt is centered on the rebellion led by Wang Ze in 1047-48, warning of the vulnerability of a world plagued by demonic forces as well as mundane corruption.

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