The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties

Name: The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties
Author: Master of Ancient Wu Su Yan

四大美人秘史

by Master of Ancient Wu Su Yan (古吴素阉主人)

Status: Completed
Length: 103k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Unknown
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424Reads

9.2Score

100Shelves

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1.9kReads · all time

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[The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, these stories portray the joys and sorrows of women whose fates were bound to their nations. In the Spring and Autumn period, Xishi endures humiliation to enter the state of Wu, uses her beauty to bring about its downfall, then throws herself into the river to declare her resolve. In the Han palace, Wang Zhaojun refuses to bribe the court painter and volunteers to marry beyond the frontier, trading her own freedom for a century of peace. Diaochan devises an elaborate scheme, moving between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu to save the Han dynasty. Yang Yuhuan enjoys the Tang emperor’s favor and dances in her feathered robes, but her story ends in tragedy at Mawei. The book follows the framework of official history while weaving in folk legends. Its prose is elegant and flowing, and its plots full of twists. Presented here in complete, unabridged chapters, it avoids vulgar retellings. These four women are more than peerless beauties: each is an extraordinary woman who bears the weight of her country. Witness their struggles and dignity amid the rise and fall of dynasties.

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