An Anthology of Poetry by Buddhist Nuns of Late Imperial China HC25 Thirty-six gorgeous watercolor paintings and

Thirty-six gorgeous watercolor paintings and pencil drawings by artist Marco Furlotti bring the stories to life

the stories in this book go back a long way—now retold with new twists and turns for the bedtimes of today

from the simple snake to the patterned leopard

Food is about sustenance

entertaining texts from John McEwen

An Anthology of Poetry by Buddhist Nuns of Late Imperial China HC25 Thirty-six gorgeous watercolor paintings andThe Hsu Tang Library presents authoritative and eminently readable translations of classical Chinese literature, in bilingual editions, ranging across three millennia and the entire Sinitic world. This anthology opens up new religious and poetic worlds for readers. It consists of translations of poems written by Buddhist nuns from China's late imperial period (1368 1911). Appreciation of these poems is enhanced by individual biographical accounts for