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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days

The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days

The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days Trade paperback - 1974

by Cao Xueqin

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  • Paperback
Used - VG

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Penguin Classics, March 1974. Trade Paperback. VG. used mass market paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
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  • Title The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
  • Author Cao Xueqin
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - VG
  • Pages 544
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Classics, New York, New York, U.s.a.
  • Date March 1974
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1003837
  • ISBN 9780140442939 / 0140442936
  • Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.78 x 5.14 x 0.99 in (19.76 x 13.06 x 2.51 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Psychological fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 74165360
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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About the author

Cao Xueqin (1715-63) was born into a family which for three generations held the office of Commissioner of Imperial Textiles in Nanking, a family so wealthy they were able to entertain the Emperor four times. However, calamity overtook them and their property was consfiscated. Cao Xueqin was living in poverty when he wrote his famous novel The Story of the Stone.
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