Preface to the New Edition
Preface
1. The Historians' Accounts and Evaluations of Fiction
2. Myths and Legends
3. Works of Fiction Mentioned in "The Han Dynasty History"
4. Fiction Attributed to Hart Dynasty Writers
5. Tales of the Supernatural in the Six Dynasties
6. Tales of the Supernatural in the Six Dynasties (Continued)
7. Social Talk and Other Works
8. The Tang Dynasty Prose Romances
9. The Tang Dynasty Prose Romances (Continued)
10. Collections of Tang Dynasty Tales
11. Supernatural Tales and Prose Romances in the Sung Dynasty
12. Story-Tellers' Prompt-Books of the Sung Dynasty
13. Imitations of Prompt-Books in the Sung and Yuan Dynasties
14. Historical Romances of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
15. Historical Romances of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (Continued)
16. Ming Dynasty Novels About Gods and Devils
17. Ming Dynasty Novels About Gods and Devils (Continued)
18. Ming Dynasty Novels About Gods and Devils (Continued)
19. Novels of Manners in the Ming Dynasty
20. Novels of Manners in the Ming Dynasty (Continued)
21. Ming Dynasty Imitations of Sung Stories in the Vernacular
22. Imitations of Classical Tales in the Ching Dynasty
23. Novels of Social Satire in the Ching Dynasty
24. Novels of Manners in the Ching Dynasty
25. Novels of Erudition in the Ching Dynasty
26. Novels About Prostitution in the Ching Dynasty
27. Novels of Adventure and Detection in the Ching Dynasty
28. Novels of Exposure at the End of the Ching Dynasty
Postscript
Appendices:
The Historical Development of Chinese Fiction
Preface to the Japanese Edition
Index