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The Kai Lung Omnibus

This omnibus compiles a series of tales that showcase the wit and cunning of Kai Lung, a Mandarin official living in 19th-century China. The stories delve into the complexities of Chinese society and the intricacies of human nature, offering a unique perspective on the era. more

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Ernest Bramah
Ernest Bramah

Ernest Bramah was a British author known for his detective novels. His works are renowned for their unique style and intricate plots, significantly influencing the development of detective fiction. more

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“When an alluring woman comes in at the door," warningly traced the austere Kien-fi on the margin of his well-known essay, "discretion may be found up the chimney". It is incredible that beneath this ever-timely reminder an obscure disciple should have added the words: "The wiser the sage, the more profound the folly.”

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“To mystify, in the active sense, is to befuddle, cloud, obscure, mask whatever is going on, whether this be experience, action, or process, or whatever is "the issue." It induces confusion in the sense that there is failure to see what is "really" being experienced, or being done, or going on, and failure to distinguish or discriminate the actual issues. This entails the substitution of false for true constructions of what is being experienced, being done (praxis), or going on (process), and the substitution of false issues for the actual issues.”

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