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The Debt of Tears (The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Volume 4) [Paperback]

Cao Xuequin (Author)

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Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; 4th Revised edition edition (1982)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140443711
ISBN-13: 978-0140443714
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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After Ying-chun's departure, Lady Xing continued as though nothing had happened. Read the first page

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Seeds of Fire: Chinese Voices of Conscience by Geremie Barme in Front Matter
RLE: China: Yuan Mei: Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet (China: History, Philosophy, Economics) by The Arthur Waley Estate in Front Matter

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Chinese Modern: The Heroic and the Quotidian (Post-Contemporary Interventions) by Xiaobing Tang on page 19
Chinese Roundabout: Essays in History and Culture by Jonathan D. Spence in Back Matter
C. T. Hsia on Chinese Literature (Masters of Chinese Studies, V. 1) by C. T. Hsia on page 463

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