Do you wish to know about The Three Kingdoms, China's most famous historical novel, but does not have the time or patience to read a tome that is as thick as a dictionary?Well, this compact classic is the answer. It includes all the major characters and incidents in the struggle for supremacy among three kingdoms that emerged following the fall of the Han dynasty.
Three Kingdoms, written by Ming Dynasty novelist Luo Guanzhong, is one of the four famous Chinese classics well-liked by people throughout the world till the present day. Exciting episodes of power struggles are staged against the backdrop of the states of Wei, Shu and Wu, which have emerged from the remnants of the Han Dynasty.What shines more brilliantly is the interplay of righteousness, loyalty,sincerity, benevolence and wisdom.This fully-illustrated compact edition brings you the highlights of the magnificent classic, including well-known episodes such as the oath of brotherhood at the Peach Garden, Liu Bei's three visits to Zhuge Liang's cottage, and the Battle of Red Cliff. It will also lead you through the ups and downs of the heroes of ancient times, at times admiring their courage, at other times lamenting their fate.
Introduction
Main Characters
Prologue
Chapter One
Sworn Brotherhood
at the Peach Garden
Chapter Two
Brilliant Chain Stratagem Chapter Three
Liu Bei Pays Three Visits to
the Cottage of Zhuge Liang
Chapter Four
Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu Chapter Five
The Battle of Red Cliff
Chapter Six
Zhou Yu Angered to Death Chapter Seven
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei
Meet With Mishap
Chapter Eight
Liu Bei Entrusts
His Son to
Zhuge Liang
at Baidicheng Chapter NineZhuge Liang's
Sixth Expedition to Qishan
Chapter Ten
The Three Kingdoms Become
One Empire Under the Rule of the Jin Dynasty
Epilogue
Map of the Three Kingdoms