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Acknowledgments | p. XI |
Foreword | p. XIII |
Introduction | p. XIX |
Translators' Note | p. XXIII |
Chronology of Chinese Dynasties | p. XXV |
Stories To Awaken The World Preface (to the 1627 edition) | p. 3 |
Two High-Minded Country Magistrates Vie to Take On an Orphan Girls as Daughter-in-Law | p. 5 |
Three Devoted Brothers Win Honor by Yielding Family Property to One Another | p. 23 |
The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of Flowers | p. 38 |
The Old Gardener Meets Fair Maidens | p. 78 |
The Grateful Tiger Delivers the Bride at Big Tree Slope | p. 102 |
Divine Foxes Lose a Book at Small Water Bay | p. 116 |
Scholar Qian Is Blessed with a Wife through a Happy Mistake | p. 135 |
Prefect Qiao Rearranges Matches in an Arbitrary Decision | p. 159 |
Chen Duoshou and His Wife Bound in Life and in Death | p. 185 |
The Liu Brothers in Brotherhood and in Marriage | p. 205 |
Three Times Su Xiaomei Tests Her Groom | p. 226 |
Four Times Abbot Foyin Flirts with Qinniang | p. 242 |
The Leather Boot as Evidence against the God Erlang's Impostor | p. 251 |
The Fan Tower Restaurant as Witness to the Love of Zhou Shengxian | p. 275 |
In Enternal Regret, He Daqing Leaves Behind a Lovers' Silk Ribbon | p. 290 |
In Defiance, Lu Wuhan Refuses to Give Up the Colored Shoes | p. 320 |
Zhang Xiaoji Takes in His Brother-in-Law at Chenliu | p. 345 |
Shi Fu Encounters a Friend at Tanque | p. 373 |
Bai Yuniang Endures Hardships and Brings about Her Husband's Success | p. 396 |
Zhang Tingxiu Escapes from Death and Saves His Father | p. 415 |
With Her Wisdom Zhang Shu'er Helps Mr. Yang Escape | p. 471 |
Witch His Flying Sword Lu Dongbin Attempts to Kill the Yellow Dragon | p. 484 |
Prince Hailing of Jin Dies from Indulgence in Lust | p. 501 |
Emperor Yang of the Suit Dynasty Is Punished for His Life of Extravagance | p. 542 |
Mr. Dugu Has the Strangest Dreams on His Journey Home | p. 561 |
Magistrate Xue Proves His Divinity through a Fish | p. 588 |
Li Yuying Appeals for Justice from Jail | p. 609 |
Young Master Wu Goes to a Tryst in the Next Boat | p. 643 |
With His Passion for Poetry and Wine, Scholar Lu Scorns Dukes and Earls | p. 664 |
In a Humble Inn, Li Mian Meets a Knight-Errant | p. 698 |
Regional Commander Zheng Renders Distinguished Service with His Divine-Arm Bow | p. 728 |
Scholar Huang Is Blessed with Divine Aid through His Jade-Horse Pendant | p. 748 |
Over Fifteen Strings of Cash, a Jest Leads to Dire Disasters | p. 767 |
For One Penny, a Small Grudge Ends in Stark Tragedies | p. 782 |
In Righteous Wrath, Old Servant Xu Build Up a Family Fortune | p. 814 |
Enduring Humiliation, Cai Ruihong Seeks Revenge | p. 835 |
Du Zichun Goes to Chang'an Three Times | p. 862 |
Daoist Li Enters Cloud Gate Cave Alone | p. 886 |
Magistrate Wang Burns Down Precious Lotus Monastery | p. 915 |
The God of Madang Conjures Wind to Blow Wang Bo to Prince Teng's Pavilion | p. 931 |
Notes | p. 943 |
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