Historical Records (All Four Volumes)

"Historical Records" has a total of 130 chapters, including 12 chronicles, 10 tables, 8 books, 30 aristocratic families, and 70 biographies. The narrative begins with the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and ends with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The whole book is arranged according to categories and centered on characters. Its writing is straightforward and its facts are to the point. It does not pretend to be beautiful or hide evil, which provides a good example for later generations to write history.