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Summary
"These are ten stories about women in love. The love stories were taken from a Chinese compilation called The Collection of Feminine Fragrance, published a few years before the 1911 revolution" -- from the introduction. The Collection of Feminine Fragrance is a sex encyclopedia of 335 subjects compiled by Zhang Tinghua (alias Zhichong Tianzi) of the late Qing era.
Title
The Illusory Flame: Translations from the Chinese
Author
Zhang Tinghua; Levy, Howard S, translator
Publisher
Howard S Levy
Date
1962
Object ID
2007.066.483