18 hrs 39 mins | FictionThe Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, and considered the greatest of them all. Almost 40 main characters and some 500 minor characters tell the fortunes of the Chia family; the book details mainly the life of Chia Pao-yü, the heir apparent, who is described as very intelligent, but also as carefree and self-indulging. The already wealthy Chia family rises to new heights when Pao-yü's elder sister becomes an imperial consort. On her first visit home, a lush garden is built, where much of the rest of the story take...
The Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, and considered the greatest of them all. Almost 40 main characters and some 500 minor characters tell the fortunes of the Chia family; the book details mainly the life of Chia Pao-yü, the heir apparent, who is described as very intelligent, but also as carefree and self-indulging. The already wealthy Chia family rises to new heights when Pao-yü's elder sister becomes an imperial consort. On her first visit home, a lush garden is built, where much of the rest of the story takes place. The intrigues surrounding Pao-yü and his cousins, especially Lin Tai-yü who he loves, and Hsüeh Pao-ch'ai who he is finally tricked into marrying, make up a large part of the story. The decline of the Chia family begins with the death of the imperial consort, and when they fall into disfavour with the emperor, their mansions and the garden are eventually destroyed.
The whole book has 120 chapters, only 80 of which were written by Cao Xueqin before his death in 1764. Cheng Weiyuan and Gao E claimed to have access to Cao's papers, and published what is now known as the Cheng-Gao version in 1791. Henry Bencraft Joly translated only part of the book written by Cao. Book I contains the first 24 chapters, Book II ends abruptly with chapter 56; a Book III was never published.
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| 1. | INTRO Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
0 mins 12 secs |
| 2. | c01 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
19 mins 32 secs |
| 3. | c02 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
27 mins 50 secs |
| 4. | c03 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
14 mins 53 secs |
| 5. | c04 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
21 mins 08 secs |
| 6. | c05 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
24 mins 47 secs |
| 7. | c06 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
26 mins 05 secs |
| 8. | c07 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 52 secs |
| 9. | c08 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
19 mins 08 secs |
| 10. | c09 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
26 mins 34 secs |
| 11. | c10 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
17 mins 40 secs |
| 12. | c11 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 03 secs |
| 13. | c12 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
20 mins 32 secs |
| 14. | c13 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
22 mins 27 secs |
| 15. | c14 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
24 mins 03 secs |
| 16. | c15 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
23 mins 31 secs |
| 17. | c16 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
21 mins 50 secs |
| 18. | c17 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
22 mins 23 secs |
| 19. | c18 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
21 mins 50 secs |
| 20. | c19 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
17 mins 54 secs |
| 21. | c20 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
23 mins 15 secs |
| 22. | c21 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
16 mins 45 secs |
| 23. | c22 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
19 mins 46 secs |
| 24. | c23 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
16 mins 23 secs |
| 25. | c24 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
13 mins 45 secs |
| 26. | c25 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
17 mins 14 secs |
| 27. | c26 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
16 mins 03 secs |
| 28. | c27 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber++ |
24 mins 51 secs |
| 29. | c28 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
14 mins 41 secs |
| 30. | c29 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
19 mins 40 secs |
| 31. | c30 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
20 mins 30 secs |
| 32. | c31 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
19 mins 39 secs |
| 33. | c32 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
16 mins 18 secs |
| 34. | c33 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
19 mins 25 secs |
| 35. | c34 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
16 mins 28 secs |
| 36. | c35 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 55 secs |
| 37. | c36 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
17 mins 36 secs |
| 38. | c37 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
17 mins 09 secs |
| 39. | c38 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
16 mins 52 secs |
| 40. | c39 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 31 secs |
| 41. | c40 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
15 mins 27 secs |
| 42. | c41 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
17 mins 20 secs |
| 43. | c42 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
20 mins 41 secs |
| 44. | c43 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 27 secs |
| 45. | c44 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
24 mins 41 secs |
| 46. | c45 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 21 secs |
| 47. | c46 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
15 mins 43 secs |
| 48. | c47 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
21 mins 23 secs |
| 49. | c48 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
24 mins 26 secs |
| 50. | c49 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 23 secs |
| 51. | c50 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 43 secs |
| 52. | c51 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
16 mins 25 secs |
| 53. | c52 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
18 mins 26 secs |
| 54. | c53 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
21 mins 39 secs |
| 55. | c54 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
20 mins 07 secs |
| 56. | c55 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
17 mins 38 secs |
| 57. | c56 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
17 mins 01 secs |
| 58. | c57 Dream-Of-Red-Chamber |
19 mins 31 secs |
| 59. | OUTRO Dream-Of-Red-Chamber+ |
0 mins 19 secs |
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