A Perennial Bestseller on Townsfolk LifeAmazing Tales-First Series together with Amazing Tales-Second Series authored by Ling Mengchu￡¨1580-1644）， a famous writer of vernacular stories， have topped the best-loved works of Chi-nese fiction in the past centuries. Stories from the collections are known to almost everyone in China. In close-knit plots， often punc-tuated with surprising denouements， and vivid colloquial language， these stories cover a wide range of subjects， from young men and women in love and family disputes to complicated legal cases. Now both books have been translated into English. In Amazing Tales-First Series 18 stories are selected from the original 40 to sing the praise of fidelity of love and all-weather friendship， ex-pose the greed of some nefarious monks and nuns for sex and wealth， and urge the authorities to uphold justice in handling cases. While enjoying these fascinating tales， the reader can get a glimpse of the ethics， customs， and social life of seventeenth-century China.
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