A History of Corruption: Corrupt Officials in the Twenty-fourth History
by Wang Xu
About This Novel
This book is an essay on historical figures that specifically deals with the theme of corruption. It is also the most comprehensive biography of corrupt officials of all ages published in China so far. The book searches out 259 historical figures involved in corruption from the Twenty-Four Histories from the Pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. It is based on official history and is supplemented by various related historical books and classics from past dynasties. The author strives to have rigorous textual research, detailed and rich historical materials, wonderful and concise narratives, smooth and interesting writing, and appropriate quotations from historical books. While striving to discover new historical facts and viewpoints, he also cleverly retains some of the original reading experience of ancient classics.
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