The story of the stone
Subtitle: a novel in five volumes
By: by Cao Xueqin ; translated by David Hawkes.
Contributors: Hawkes, David.; Gao, E, ca. 1738-ca. 1815.; Minford, John.
Series: Chinese literature in translation
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Other titles: Shi tou zhi.
Notes: Translation of Hong lou meng.
Vol. 5 has cover title in Chinese: Shih tʻou chi, and subtitle: a Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin in five volumes.
Vol. 4-5: edited by Gao E; translated by John Minford.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The golden days.; title: v. 2. The Crab-Flower Club.; title: v. 3. The warning voice.; title: v. 4. The debt of tears.; title: v. 5. The dreamer wakes.