| Uniform title |
Hung lou meng. English.
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| Physical description |
5 volumes : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Notes |
Translation of: Hung lou meng. |
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Vols. 4-5 edited by Gao E; translated by John Minford. |
| Contents |
v. 1. The golden days.--v. 2. The Crab-flower Club.--v. 3. The warning voice.--v. 4. The debt of tears.--v. 5. The dreamer wakes. |
| Summary |
Divided into five volumes, of which The Dreamer Wakes is the fifth, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of Cao Xuequin's own family) |
| Local note |
SpC/PENG copy donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Elizabeth Lane and family in memory of Richard Lane, co-founder of Penguin Books. |
| Other author |
Gao, E, approximately 1738-approximately 1815.
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Minford, John.
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Hawkes, David, translator.
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| Subject |
China -- Fiction.
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| Variant Title |
Dream of the red chamber. |
| Other title |
The dream of the red chamber.
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| Local series |
Penguin Collection
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| Local author |
Lane, Elizabeth. Former owner.
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| Local donor |
Lane, Elizabeth. Donor.
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| Local author |
Lane, Richard, 1905-1982. Former owner.
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| ISBN |
014044372X (v.5) |
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0140443703 (v.3) |
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0140443266 (v.2) |
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0140442936 (v. 1) |
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0140443711 (v.4) |
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9780140442939 (v.1) |
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