Strange Tales by Lamplight, in Plain Language

Strange Tales by the Firefly Window is a collection of classical Chinese short stories by Changbai Haogezi (Qinglan), a Qing dynasty author. It is also known as The Remaining Drafts of Liaozhai. The collection consists of three series, each in four volumes, for a total of twelve volumes. It was completed during the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty.

The work contains both long, elaborate tales and short, anecdotal stories. Its prose is finely crafted, its plots are intricate, and its imagination is rich.