The Story of the Stone

The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin, translated by Wikisource

Dream of the Red Chamber (also Red Chamber Dream, Hung Lou Meng), originally The Story of the Stone, is a masterpiece of Chinese literature and one of the Chinese Four Great Classical Novels. It was composed in the mid 18th century during the Qing Dynasty, attributed to Cao Xueqin. It is generally acknowledged as the highest peak of the classical Chinese novels. — Excerpted from Dream of the Red Chamber on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Table of contents

1. Comment on Chapter 1
2. Chapter 1: Zhen Shiyin knows Tongling in dream, Jia Yucun misses outstandinger in winddust

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Original:	This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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