Water Margin. Shi Naian

      

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      Shui hu zhuan. English

       The water margin: outlaws of the marsh / written by Shi Naian; translated by J. H. Jackson; with a new introduction by Edwin Lowe. -- 1st ed. xlix, 798 p. ; 21 cm.

       ISBN 978-0-8048-4095-8 (pbk.)

       I. Shi, Nai’an, ca. 1290-ca. 1365. II. Jackson, J. H. III. Lowe, Edwin, 1972- IV. Title.

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      CONTENTS

       Preface

       Introduction

       List of the 108 Heroes at Liangshan Marsh

       List of other characters who do not join the Heroes at Liangshan Marsh

       Foreword

       Prologue

      1. Drill Inspector Wang Goes Stealthily to Yanan Prefecture; Shi Jin Defends His Village

      2. Shi Jin Leaves During the Night; Major Lu Da Assaults Butcher Zheng

      3. Zhao Yuanwai Rebuilds Wenshu Monastery; Lu Da Makes a Row at Mount Wutai

      4. Little Tyrant When Drunk Goes Inside the Bed Curtains; Lu Da, the Monk, Has a Fight at Taohua Village

      5. Shi Jin Acts as a Highwayman in a Pine Forest; Lu Da Sets Fire to the Waguan Temple

      6. Lu Da Uproots a Willow Tree; Leopard’s Head Makes a Mistake in Entering the White Tiger Hall

      7. Lin Chong Is Branded and Banished to Cangzhou District; Lu Da Has a Big Row in Yezhu Forest

      8. Chai Jin Offers Hospitality; Lin Chong Hits Drill Instructor Hong with His Cudgel

      9. During a Snowstorm Lin Chong Seeks Refuge in the Temple of the Mountain Spirit; Lu Qian Sets Fire to the Fodder Depot

      10. Zhu Gui Shoots a Whistling Arrow from an Arbor; Lin Chong Arrived at Liangshan Marsh in the Night During a Heavy Snowstorm

      11. Lin Chong Becomes a Bandit at Liangshan Marsh; Yang Zhi Sells a Sword at Kaifeng

      12. The Urgent Vanguard Strives for Merit at the Parade Ground; the Blue Faced Brute Takes Part in the Military Sports

      13. The Red-Haired Devil Has a Drunken Sleep at the Lingguan Temple; Chao Gai, the Heavenly King, Administers Justice at the Dongxi Village

      14. Wu Yong, Inquisitive Scholar, Induces the Three Ruans to Join; Gongsun Sheng Throws in His Lot, and Forms the Seventh Star Of the Dipper

      15. Yang Zhi in Charge of the Convoy of Silver and Gold; Wu Yong Schemes How to Get the Birthday Presents