Kai Lung’s Golden Hours is a frame story or frame novel, that is, the narrative provides a frame for different stories. Think One Thousand And One Nights or Canterbury Tales. Kai Lung is an ancient Chinese storyteller who tells stories to postpone his criminal conviction in the court of a Mandarin. (david wales)
Preface by Hilaire BellocChapter 1 The Encountering Of Six Within A WoodChap 2 The Inexorable Justice Of The Mandarin Shan Tien Part 1Chap 2 The Inexorable Justice Of The Mandarin Shan Tien Part 2Chap 3 The Degraded Persistence Of The Effete Ming-shu Part 1Chap 3 The Degraded Persistence Of The Effete Ming-shu Part 2Chap 4 The Inopportune Behaviour Of The Covetous Li-loeChap 5 The Timely Intervention Of The Mandarin Shan Tien's Lucky Day Part 1Chap 5 The Timely Intervention Of The Mandarin Shan Tien's Lucky Day Part 2Chap 6 The Highminded Strategy Of The Amiable Hwa-mei Part 1Chap 6 The Highminded Strategy Of The Amiable Hwa-mei Part 2Chap 7 Not Concerned With Any Particular Attribute Of Those Who Are Involved Part 1Chap 7 Not Concerned With Any Particular Attribute Of Those Who Are Involved Part 2Chap 8 The Timely Disputation Among Those Of An Inner Chamber Of Yu-ping Part 1Chap 8 The Timely Disputation Among Those Of An Inner Chamber Of Yu-ping Part 2Chap 9 The Propitious Dissension Between Two Who General Attributes Have Already Been Sufficiently Described Part 1Chap 9 The Propitious Dissension Between Two Who General Attributes Have Already Been Sufficiently Described Part 2Chap 10 The Incredible Obtuseness Of Those Who Had Opposed The Virtuous Kai Lung Part 1Chap 10 The Incredible Obtuseness Of Those Who Had Opposed The Virtuous Kai Lung Part 2Chap 11 Of Which It Is Written 'In Shallow Water Dragons Become The Laughing-stock Of Shrimp'Chap 12 The Out-passing Into A State Of Assured Felicity Of The Much-Enduring Two With Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned Part 1Chap 12 The Out-passing Into A State Of Assured Felicity Of The Much-Enduring Two With Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned Part 2
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