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Novellas and Stories (xiaoshuojia lei 小說家類) is a subcategory in traditional Chinese bibliographies and part of the category of Masters and Philosophers (zibu 子部). The term xiaoshuo 小說 originally meant a shallow and trivial discussion, but from the beginning, it also designated an historical content, referring to stories and events not worth to be recorded in official annals or histories. It was stories people narrated on the streets and in the inns, often with exaggerating character and telling supernatural indicents. From the Han period 漢 (206 BCE-220 CE) on, such stories were very popular, and there exists a large amount of collections assembling semi-historical and phantastic tales. The novellas section in the reprint series Siku quanshu 四庫全書 includes 123 books, divided into miscellaneous affairs (zashi 雜事, 86 books), strange tales (yiwen 異聞, 32 books) and trivial reports (suoji 瑣記, 5 books). The most famous are the anthology Shishuo xinyu 世說新語 and the pseudo-geography Shanhaijing 山海經. Many phantastic stories have an affinity to Daoist biographies.
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Part of Xuxiu siku quanshu 續修四庫全書 |
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雜事之屬 zashi Miscellaneous affairs |
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| 伊尹說 * | Yi Yin shuo | (Zhou) Anon. |
| 鬻子說 * | Yuzi shuo | (Zhou) Anon. |
| 燕丹子 三卷 (續修) | Yandanzi | (Han) Anon. |
| 趙飛燕外傳 * | Zhao Feiyan waizhuan | (Han) 伶玄 Ling Xuan |
| 漢雜事秘辛 * | Han zashi mixin | (Han) Anon. |
| 西京雜記 六卷 | Xijing zaji | (Han) 劉歆 Liu Xin; (Jin) 葛洪 Ge Hong (comp.) |
| 笑林 * | Xiaolin | (Wei) Handan Chun 邯鄲淳 |
| 青史子 * | Qingshizi | (Jin) NN |
| 裴子語林 (語林) * | Peizi yulin (Yulin) | (Jin) 裴啓 Pei Qi |
| 妒記 * | Duji | (Liu-Song) 虞通之 Yu Tongzhi |
| 郭子 * | Guozi | (Liu-Song) 郭澄之 Guo Chengzhi |
| 世說新語 三卷 | Shishuo xinyu | (Liu-Song) 劉義慶 Liu Yiqing; (Liang) 劉孝標 Liu Xiaobiao (comm.) |
| 殷芸小說 * | Yin Yun xiaoshuo | (Liang) 殷芸 Yin Yun |
| 俗說 * | Sushuo | (Liang) 沈約 Shen Yue |
| 啟顏錄 * | Qiyanlu | (Sui) 侯白 Hou Bai |
| 朝野僉載 六卷 | Chaoye qianzai | (Tang) 張鷟 Zhang Zhuo |
| 唐新語 (大唐新語) 十三卷 | Tangxinyu (Da-Tang xinyu) | (Song) 劉肅 Liu Su |
| 次柳氏舊聞 一卷 | Ci Liushi jiuwen | (Tang) 李德裕 Li Deyu |
| 瀟湘錄 | Xiaoxianglu | (Tang) 柳祥 Liu Xiang |
| 隋唐嘉話 * | Sui-Tang jiahua | (Tang) 劉餗 Liu Su |
| 唐國史補 三卷 | Tang guoshi bu | (Tang) 李肇 Li Zhao |
| 因話錄 六卷 | Yinhualu | (Tang) 趙璘 Zhao Lin |
| 明皇雜錄 二卷 | Minghuang zalu | (Tang) 鄭處誨 Zheng Chuhui |
| 教坊記 一卷 | Jiaofangji | (Tang) 崔令欽 Cui Lingqin |
| 幽閒鼓吹 一卷 | Youxian guchui | (Tang) 張固 Zhang Gu |
| 松窗雜錄 一卷 | Songchuang zalu | (Tang) 李濬 Li Jun |
| 南楚新聞 | Nanchu xinwen | (Tang) 尉遲樞 Yuchi Shu |
| 雲谿友議 三卷 | Yunxi youyi | (Tang) 范攄 Fan Shu |
| 玉泉子 一卷 | Yuquanzi | (Tang ?) Anon. |
| 北里志 * | Beilizhi | (Tang) 孫棨 Sun Qi |
| 唐摭言 十五卷 | Tangzhiyan | (Wudai) 王定保 Wang Dingbao |
| 中朝故事 二卷 | Zhongchao gushi | (Southern Tang) 尉遲偓 Yuchi Wo |
| 金華子(雜編) 二卷 | Jinhuazi (zabian) | (Southern Tang) 劉崇遠 Liu Chongyuan |
| 鑒誡錄 十卷 | Jianjielu | (Later Shu) 何光遠 Hou Guangyuan |
| 南唐近事 二卷 | Nantang jinshi | (Song) 鄭文寶 Zheng Wenbao |
| 北夢瑣言 二十卷 | Beimeng suoyan | (Song) 孫光憲 Sun Guangxian |
| 洛陽搢紳舊聞記 五卷 | Luoyang jinshen jiuwen ji | (Song) 張齊賢 Zhang Qixian |
| 澠水燕談錄 十卷 | Shengshui yantan lu | (Song) 王辟之 Wang Bizhi |
| 歸田錄 二卷 | Guitianlu | (Song) 歐陽修 Ouyang Xiu |
| 泊宅編 十卷 | Bozhaibian | (Song) 方勺 Fang Diao |
| 東齋記事 六卷 | Dongzhai jishi | (Song) 范鎮 Fan Zhen |
| 錢氏私志 一卷 | Qianshi sizhi | (Song) 錢世昭 Qian Yuzhao |
| 碧雲騢 | Biyunxia | (Song) 梅堯臣 Mei Yaochen |
| 談苑 (孔氏談苑) 四卷 | Tanyuan (Kongshi tanyuan) | (Song) 孔平仲 Kong Pingzhong (?) |
| 甲申雜記 一卷 | Jiashen zaji | (Song) 王鞏 Wang Gong |
| 聞見近錄 一卷 | Wenjian jinlu | (Song) 王鞏 Wang Gong |
| 湘山野錄 三卷 | Xiangshan yelu | (Song) 釋文瑩 Monk Wenying |
| 玉壺野史 十卷 | Yuhu yeshi | (Song) 釋文瑩 Monk Wenying |
| 侯鯖錄 八卷 | Houqinglu | (Song) 趙令畤 Zhao Lingzhi |
| 東軒筆錄 十五卷 | Dongxuan bilu | (Song) 魏泰 Wei Tai |
| 鐵圍山叢談 六卷 | Tieweishan congtan | (Song) 蔡絛 Cai Tao |
| 國老談苑 二卷 | Guolao tanyuan | (Song) 王君玉 Wang Junyu |
| 墨客揮犀 十卷 | Moke huixi | (Song) 彭乘 Peng Cheng |
| 厚德錄 * | Houdelu | (Song) 李元綱 Li Yuangang |
| 諧史 * | Xieshi | (Song) 沈俶 Shen Chu |
| 唐語林 八卷 | Tangyulin | (Song) 王讜 Wang Dang |
| 楓窻小牘 二卷 | Fengchuang xiaodu | (Song) 袁□ Yuan N |
| 南窻記談 一卷 | Nanchuang jitan | (Song) NN |
| 過庭錄 一卷 | Guotinglu | (Song) 范公偁 Fan Gongcheng |
| 萍洲可談 三卷 | Pingzhou ketan | (Song) 朱彧 Zhu Yu |
| 默記 三卷 | Moji | (Song) 王銍 Wang Zhi |
| 揮麈錄 二十卷 | Huichenlu | (Song) 王明清 Wang Mingqing |
| (誠齋)揮麈錄 | (Chengzhai) Huichenlu | (Song) 楊萬里 Yang Wanli |
| 投轄錄 一卷 | Touxialu | (Song) 王明清 Wang Mingqing |
| 聞見錄 二十卷 | Wenjianlu | (Song) 邵伯溫 Shao Bowen |
| 雞肋編 三卷 | Jilebian | (Song) 莊綽 Zhuang Chuo |
| 聞見後錄 三十卷 | Wenjian houlu | (Song) 邵博 Shao Bo |
| 桯史 十五卷 | Tingshi | (Song) 岳珂 Yue Ke |
| 獨醒雜志 十卷 | Duxing zashi | (Song) 曾敏行 Zeng Minxing |
| 四朝聞見錄 五卷 | Sichao wenjian lu | (Song) 葉紹翁 Ye Shaoweng |
| 癸辛雜識 六卷 | Guixin zashi | (Song) 周密 Zhou Mi |
| 隨隱漫錄 五卷 | Suiyin manlu | (Song) 陳世崇 Chen Shichong |
| 東南紀聞 三卷 | Dongnan jiwen | (Yuan) NN |
| 青樓集 * | Qinglouji | (Yuan) 夏庭芝 Xia Tingzhi |
| 古杭雜記 * | Gu Hang zaji | (Yuan) 李有 Li You (?) |
| 歸潛志 十四卷 | Guiqianzhi | (Jin/Yuan) 劉祁 Liu Qi |
| 輟耕錄 三十卷 | Chuogenglu | (Ming) 陶宗儀 Tao Zongyi |
| 水東日記 三十八卷 | Shuidong riji | (Ming) 葉盛 Ye Sheng |
| 觚不觚錄 一卷 | Gubugu lu | (Ming) 王世貞 Wang Shizhen |
| 何氏語林 三十卷 | Heshi yulin | (Ming) 何良俊 He Liangjun |
異聞之屬 yiwen Strange tales |
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| 山海經 十八卷 | Shanhaijing | (Jin) 郭璞 Guo Pu (comm.) |
| 穆天子傳 六卷 | Mu tianzi zhuan | (Jin) 郭璞 Guo Pu (comm.) |
| 神異經 一卷 | Shenyijing | (Han) 東方朔 Dongfang Shuo (?); (Jin) 張華 Zhang Hua (comm.) |
| 海內十洲記 一卷 | Hainei shizhou ji | (Han) 東方朔 Dongfang Shuo (?) |
| 漢武故事 一卷 | Han Wudi gushi | (Han) 班固 Ban Gu (?) |
| 漢武帝內傳 一卷 | Han Wudi neizhuan | (Han) 班固 Ban Gu (?) |
| 洞冥記 四卷 | Dongmingji | (Han) 郭憲 Guo Xian (?) |
| 拾遺記 十卷 | Shiyiji | (Han) 王嘉 Wang Jia; (Liang) 蕭綺 Xiao Qi (comp.) |
| 曹毗志怪 * | Cao Pi zhiguai | (Han) 曹毗 Cao Pi |
| 殖氏志怪記 * | Zhishi zhiguai ji | (Han) 殖□ Zhi N |
| 異聞記 * | Yiwenji | (Han) 陳寔 Chen Shi |
| 列異傳 * | Lieyizhuan | (Wei) 曹丕 Cao Pi (?) |
| 搜神記 二十卷 | Soushenji | (Jin) 干寶 Gan Bao (?) |
| 搜神後記 十卷 | Soushen houji | (Jin) 陶潛 Tao Qian (?) |
| 靈鬼志 * | Lingguizhi | (Jin) 荀□ Master Xun |
| 神異記 * | Shenyiji | (Jin) 王浮 Wang Fu |
| 玄中記 (元中記) * | Xuanzhongji (Yuanzhongji) | (Jin) 郭璞 Guo Pu (?) |
| 甄異傳 * | Zhenyizhuan | (Jin) 戴祚 Dai Zuo |
| 祖台之志怪 * | Zu Taizhi zhiguai | (Jin) 祖台之 Zu Taizhi |
| 孔氏志怪 * | Kongshi zhiguai | (Jin) 孔□ Kong N |
| 異林 * | Yilin | (Jin) 陸□ Lu N |
| 神僧傳 * | Shensengzhuan | (Jin) 法顯 Faxian |
| 錄異傳 * | Luyizhuan | (Jin) NN |
| 異苑 十卷 | Yiyuan | (Liu-Song) 劉敬叔 Liu Jingshu |
| 齊諧記 * | Qixieji | (Liu-Song) 東陽無疑 Dongyang Wuyi |
| 幽明錄 * | Youminglu | (Liu-Song) 劉義慶 Liu Yiqing |
| 宣驗記 * | Xuanyanji | (Liu-Song) 劉義慶 Liu Yiqing |
| 古異傳 * | Guyizhuan | (Liu-Song) 袁王壽 Yuan Wangshou |
| 冥祥記 * | Mingxiangji | (Southern Qi) 王琰 Wang Yan |
| 續齊諧記 一卷 | Xu qixieji (Xu qixie ji) | (Liang) 吳均 Wu Jun |
| 續異記 * | Xuyiji | (Liang) NN |
| 祥異記 * | Xiangyiji | (Liang) NN |
| 神怪錄 * | Shenguailu | (Nanchao) NN |
| 還冤志 一卷 | Huanyuanzhi | (Northern Qi) 顏之推 Yan Zhitui |
| 集靈記 * | Jilingji | (Northern Qi) 顏之推 Yan Zhitui |
| 旌異記 * | Jingyiji | (Sui) 侯白 Hou Bai |
| 水飾 * | Shuishi | (Sui) 杜寶 Du Bao |
| 集異記 一卷 | Jiyiji | (Tang) 薛用弱 Xue Yongruo |
| 博異志 一卷 | Boyizhi | (Tang) 谷神子 Gushenzi (鄭還古 Zhen Huangu) |
| 杜陽雜編 三卷 | Duyang zabian | (Tang) 蘇鄂 Su E |
| 傳奇 * | Chuanqi | (Tang) 裴鉶 Pei Xing |
| 前定錄 一卷 | Qiandinglu | (Tang) 鐘輅 Zhong Lu |
| 桂苑叢談 一卷 | Guiyuan congtan | (Tang) 馮翊子 Fengyizi |
| 劇談錄 二卷 | Jutanlu | (Tang) 康駢 Kang Pian |
| 宣室志 十卷 | Xuanshizhi | (Tang) 張讀 Zhang Du |
| 唐闕史 二卷 | Tangqueshi | (Tang) 高彥休 Gao Yuanxiu |
| 甘澤謠 一卷 | Ganzeyao | (Tang) 袁郊 Yuan Jiao |
| 異聞集 * | Yiwenji | (Tang) 陳翰 Chen Han |
| 廣異記 * | Guangyiji | (Tang) 戴孚 Dai Fu |
| 錄異記 * | Luyiji | (Tang) 杜光庭 Du Guangting |
| 玄怪錄 * | Xuanguailu | (Tang) 牛僧孺 Niu Sengru |
| 續玄怪錄 * | Xu xuanguailu | (Tang) 李復言 Li Fuyan |
| 獨異志 * | Duyizhi | (Tang) 李冘 Li Yin |
| 續幽明錄 * | Xu youminglu | (Tang) 劉孝孫 Liu Xiaosun |
| 謝氏鬼神列傳 * | Xushi guishen liezhuan | () 謝□ Xie N |
| 劍俠傳 * | Jianxiazhuan | (Ming) 王世貞 Wang Shizhen (? comp.) |
| 太平廣記 五百卷 | Taiping guangji | (Song) 李昉 Li Fang (et al.; imp. ord.) |
| 睽車志 六卷 | Kuichezhi | (Song) 郭彖 Guo Tuan |
| 夷堅志 五十卷 | Yijianzhi | (Song) 洪邁 Hong Mai |
| 括異志 * | Kuoyizhi | (Song) 張師正 Zhang Shizheng |
| 乘異記 * | Chengyizhi | (Song) 張君房 Zhang Junfang |
| 閒窗括異志 * | Xianchuang kuoyi zhi | (Song) 魯應龍 Lu Yinglong |
瑣記之屬 suoji Trivial reports |
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| 博物志 十卷 | Bowuzhi | (Jin) 張華 Zhang Hua (?) |
| 述異記 二卷 | Shuyiji | (Liang) 任昉 Ren Fang |
| 酉陽雜俎 二十卷 | Youyang zazu | (Tang) 段成式 Duan Chengshi |
| 清異錄 二卷 | Qingyilu | (Tang) 陶穀 Tao Gu |
| 續博物志 十卷 | Xu bowuzhi | (Song) 李石 Li Shi |
| 博物志補 * | Bowuzhi bu | (Ming) 游潛 You Qian |
* not included in the series Siku quanshu 四庫全書, the catalogue Siku quanshu zongmu tiyao 四庫全書總目題要, nor the Xuxiu siku quanshu 續修四庫全書. |
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