The Three Kingdoms—why is this historical novel a must-read? The short but succinct introduction in the Graham Brash, Singapore edition (1985) of the 1925 Shanghai…
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Tag: Classic Literature & Fiction
A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 6)
Written on 30 Dec 2010, reproduced below. LWH, Sunday 6 am, 10 August 2025 Subject: Re: San Guo (Part 6) Sent: Dec 30, 2010 7:51…
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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 5)
Written on 29 Dec 2010, reproduced below. Lwh, 2 August 2025 Subject: Re: San Guo (part 5) Sent: Dec 29, 2010 2:50 PM San Guo…
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Lebanon’s Legacy of Misery
The bombing of Lebanon is a continuation of its historical misery. Lebanon as a state was doomed to failure from its creation in Aug 1920.…
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Battle at the Red Cliff – Part 2
Battle at the Red Cliff – A Guide to Three Kingdoms, 2004 Ed, by Li Lien Fung, a Singaporean born in Shanghai. The Romance of…
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Chinese New Year 2024 – Part 2
As a result of the long history of Civilisation in China, by the time of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties there is a huge…
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Chinese New Year – Part 1
Chinese New Year holidays is a time where I re-read my favourite books. In school days from Form 1 to 4, I would borrow from…
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Lust,Caution – Part 3
Lust,Caution is a fictional war resistance novella of 37-page. Eileen was aware although her 1940s fiction writings were popular with Chinese readers, she was criticised…
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Lust,Caution – Part 2
Lust,Caution is a fictional war resistance novella of 37-page by the Chinese writer Eileen Chang. Set in WW2 1942 Shanghai it is a tale of…
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Uji – Part 1
The last 10 chapters of The Tale of Genji are after the death of Prince Genji. The story continues with the love lives of his…
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