The Story of the Stone, Volume III: The Warning Voice, Chapters 54-80

by Cao Xueqin

Book Overview

The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature.

Divided into five volumes, of which The Warning Voice is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0013JYDFK
• ISBN13: 9780140443707
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.7" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher