Translator’s Note
BOOK ONE
Head of the Phoenix
CHAPTER ONE
Meiniang’s Lewd Talk
CHAPTER TWO
Zhao Jia’s Ravings
CHAPTER THREE
Xiaojia’s Foolish Talk
CHAPTER FOUR
Qian Ding’s Bitter Words
BOOK TWO
Belly of the Pig
CHAPTER FIVE
Battle of the Beards
CHAPTER SIX
Competing Feet
CHAPTER SEVEN
Elegy
CHAPTER EIGHT
Divine Altar
CHAPTER NINE
Masterpiece
CHAPTER TEN
A Promise Kept
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Golden Pistols
CHAPTER TWELVE
Crevice
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
A City Destroyed
BOOK THREE
Tail of the Leopard
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Zhao Jia’s Soliloquy
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Meiniang’s Grievance
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Sun Bing’s Opera Talk
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Xiaojia Sings in Full Voice
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Magistrate’s Magnum Opus
Author’s Note
Glossary of Untranslated Terms
CHINESE LITERATURE TODAY BOOK SERIES
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