Hung Lou Meng Books I and II with Illustrations
Complete Books 1 and 2
Dream of the Red Chamber (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Hong Lou Meng; Wade-Giles: Hung Lou Meng), composed by Cao Xueqin, is one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. It was composed in the middle of the 18th century during the Qing Dynasty. It is considered to be a masterpiece of Chinese vernacular literature and is generally acknowledged to be a pinnacle of Chinese fiction. "Redology" is the field of study devoted exclusively to this work.
The title has also been translated as Red Chamber Dream and A Dream of Red Mansions. The novel circulated in manuscript copies with various titles until print publication in 1791. The novel is also often known as The Story of the Stone (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Shitou ji).
- ISBN13 9781105713255
- Publish Date 10 July 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook (OEB)
- Language English