The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
"The Wallet of Kai Lung" by Ernest Bramah is a collection of fantasy stories published in 1900. Set in ancient China, the tales follow Kai Lung, a wandering storyteller who captivates listeners with narratives of transformation, probation, vengeance, and destiny. Each story unfolds as Kai Lung shares these tales during his travels, weaving together accounts of mandarins, picture makers, and charitable souls navigating moral dilemmas and supernatural events. This pioneering work helped
shape early fantasy literature with its unique blend of Eastern setting and imaginative storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bramah, Ernest, 1869?-1942 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Wallet of Kai Lung |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wallet_of_Kai_Lung |
| Contents | The transmutation of Ling -- The story of Yung Chang -- The probation of Sen Heng -- The experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung -- The confession of Kai Lung -- The vengeance of Tung Fel -- The career of the charitable Quen-Ki-Tong -- The vision of Yin, the song of Yat Huang -- The ill-regulated destiny of Kin Yen, the picture-maker. |
| Credits | John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 37.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Kai Lung (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1076 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 25, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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