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.

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Chapter 95 - supercondensed

Tealeaf finds similar jades in pawnshops and Adamantina holds a séance; Baoyu becomes morose. Lady Wang and Lady Jia are summoned to the Palace, where Yuanchun dies. Distressed at his increasingly imbecilic state, Lady Jia moves Baoyu in with her. A man arrives with a jade claiming a reward; Baoyu rejects it.

Redology for blaggers

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Chapter 95 - supercondensed

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