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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

La fonte originale delle storie che compaiono in questa raccolta e la letteratura classica della Cina del 17 Degrees secolo, in particolare l'opera di Feng Menglong, scrittore della dinastia Ming che, nel 1627, pubblico queste novelle. Soulie de Morant le ripropose nel 1929 (col titolo "Eastern Shame Girl"), mantenendo lo stile grazioso e raffinato dell'ultimo periodo imperiale. L'opera fu tacciata di libertinismo e, come tale, incontro una sorta di ostruzionismo, nonostante il successivo riconoscimento del suo valore letterario. Il volume venne riedito nel 1935 col nuovo titolo di "Chinese Love Tales".