Cao, Xueqin 1717?-1763 creator Joly, H. Bencraft 1857-1898 text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I" by Cao Xueqin is an 18th-century novel written in the 1740s. This masterpiece chronicles the rise and decline of an aristocratic Chinese family during the Qing dynasty. While depicting patriarchal power and social relations, Cao crafted the work as a memorial to the women of his youth. The novel explores profound religious and philosophical questions through intricate plotting and poetic language, offering intimate observations of 18th-century Chinese worldview, aesthetics, and lifestyles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_of_the_Red_Chamber Release date is 2006-01-01 Produced by Juliet Sutherland and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Autobiographical fiction Domestic fiction China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Fiction Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763 -- Fiction Jia, Baoyu (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9603 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9603 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133234.0 9603