Xueqin Cao - The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I

Name: The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I
Author: Xueqin Cao

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Preface and Chapter I, Part 1Chapter I, Part 2Chapter I, Part 3Chapter II, Part 1Chapter II, Part 2Chapter III, Part 1Chapter III, Part 2Chapter III, Part 3Chapter IV, Part 1Chapter IV, Part 2Chapter V, Part 1Chapter V, Part 2Chapter V, Part 3Chapter VI, Part 1Chapter VI, Part 2Chapter VII, Part 1Chapter VII, Part 2Chapter VIII, Part 1Chapter VIII, Part 2Chapter IX, Part 1Chapter IX, Part 2Chapter X, Part 1Chapter X, Part 2Chapter XI, Part 1Chapter XI, Part 2Chapter XII, Part 1Chapter XII, Part 2Chapter XIII, Part 1Chapter XIII, Part 2Chapter XIV, Part 1Chapter XIV, Part 2Chapter XV, Part 1Chapter XV, Part 2Chapter XVI, Part 1Chapter XVI, Part 2Chapter XVI, Part 3Chapter XVII, Part 1Chapter XVII, Part 2Chapter XVII, Part 3Chapter XVII, Part 4Chapter XVIII, Part 1Chapter XVIII, Part 2Chapter XVIII, Part 3Chapter XIX, Part 1Chapter XIX, Part 2Chapter XIX, Part 3Chapter XX, Part 1Chapter XX, Part 2Chapter XXI, Part 1Chapter XXI, Part 2Chapter XXII, Part 1Chapter XXII, Part 2Chapter XXII, Part 3Chapter XXIII, Part 1Chapter XXIII, Part 2Chapter XXIV, Part 1Chapter XXIV, Part 2Chapter XXIV, Part 3

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The Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, and considered the greatest of them all. Almost 40 main characters and some 500 minor characters tell the fortunes of the Chia family; the book details mainly the life of Chia Pao-yü, the heir apparent, who is described as very intelligent, but also as carefree and self-indulging. The already wealthy Chia family rises to new heights when Pao-yü's elder sister becomes an imperial consort. On her first visit home, a lush garden is built, where much of the rest of the story takes place. The intrigues surrounding Pao-yü and his cousins, especially Lin Tai-yü who he loves, and Hsüeh Pao-ch'ai who he is finally tricked into marrying, make up a large part of the story. The decline of the Chia family begins with the death of the imperial consort, and when they fall into disfavour with the emperor, their mansions and the garden are eventually destroyed.

The whole book has 120 chapters, only 80 of which were written by Cao Xueqin before his death in 1764. Cheng Weiyuan and Gao E claimed to have access to Cao's papers, and published what is now known as the Cheng-Gao version in 1791. Henry Bencraft Joly translated only part of the book written by Cao. Book I contains the first 24 chapters, Book II ends abruptly with chapter 56; a Book III was never published.