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Some Chinese Ghosts - 9781481197519
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Some Chinese Ghosts - 9781481197519
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Excerpt: ...Tchin-King had been dead for many summers. And the Son of Heaven sent word to his victorious generals that they should bring back with them the bones of his faithful servant, to be laid with honor in a mausoleum erected by imperial decree. So the generals of the Celestial and August sought after the nameless grave and found it, and had the earth taken up, and made ready to remove the coffin. But the coffin crumbled into dust before their eyes; for the worms had gnawed it, and the hungry earth had devoured its substance, leaving only a phantom shell that vanished at touch of the light. And lo! as it vanished, all beheld lying there the perfect form and features of the good Tchin-King. Corruption had not touched him, nor had the worms disturbed his rest, nor had the bloom of life departed from his face. And he seemed to dream only,
| Author: Lafcadio Hearn |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Dec 08, 2012 |
| Number of Pages: 56 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1481197517 |
| ISBN-13: 9781481197519 |
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