Redology for blaggers

Hong Lou Meng is one of the most beautiful and important novels in world literature, but, well... it's a bit long. And a bit dense, especially in translation. So I'll be posting an English summary, a chapter per day, a supercondensed summary and maybe other thoughts or articles. I use the 1791 Cheng-Gao version, simplified characters, pinyin and Hawkes' English character names, as they are so much more evocative and distinctive. Whether you're a student, a literary fan, or just curious, enjoy.

Thursday, 3 May 2012

Chapter 57 - supercondensed

Baoyu becomes deranged after an argument with Nightingale about Daiyu. He improves and they smooth things over, although Daiyu is upset. Xiuyan is chosen as a wife for Xue Ke. Baochai is distressed to find out about Xiuyan’s straitened circumstances, paying her pawn ticket; Daiyu is upset by talk of romantic fate.

Redology for blaggers

Thursday, 3 May 2012

Chapter 57 - supercondensed

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