Selected fom Chai Te, rmsioe sd rated into Mer ChineFIFTY CHINESE STORIES Selec frm (Classical Tests, romanized and wanted into Moders Chinese Y. C. LIU Wa nea romanized Jaane eos by \W. SIMON, Dr Phil, D.Lit, FB.A. 967 LUND HUMPHRIES LONDONCopy ta gn y Ma. Ci, La PREFACE ‘A consdeble ime has pase sine Prof Simon fi ge co me the compilation ofthis book. Ubgan che tk, and any pasnges were mimeogrphed and ried on prio to this plication. Ding the proce [met with problems aig ffm tata variants and eventually limited mpl o pages where these could fly be ignored Inthe ftinsace [woud like wo thank the Schoo of Orient and Affcan Stade which onthe recommendation of ts Pal Cations Commie gated bei towards pblcion. Tam deeply inetd to Profnor Simon, who watched over the various ager of he prac of his bok, Fr his ning fides nd help, ane Gor coping the Lnmeection, the fomanized Japanee version and the two Finding Liss. I mom twamly thnk Me.D.C. La for encouragement and for painsak- ingly ging hoop the Chines fire of te manos. Tam bo ‘ery gate to Mr. G. F. Weys for help withthe compilation of the vorablric, and for ring the proc of the Jape Finally I with o hank Mess. Land Hips fr te admic~ able prodecton ofthe book, and abo the Sar Pitng Pres Kowloon, fo scting up the Chinese popes ¥.C.bw London, Jamary 160