# Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, Book I

By Cao Xueqin

- Written in Chinese; this edition is an English translation
- About 184,450 words

## Chapters

1. [PREFACE](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/1.md)
2. [CHAPTER I.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/2.md)
3. [CHAPTER II.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/3.md)
4. [CHAPTER III.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/4.md)
5. [CHAPTER IV.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/5.md)
6. [CHAPTER V.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/6.md)
7. [CHAPTER VI.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/7.md)
8. [CHAPTER VII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/8.md)
9. [CHAPTER VIII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/9.md)
10. [CHAPTER IX.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/10.md)
11. [CHAPTER X.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/11.md)
12. [CHAPTER XI.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/12.md)
13. [CHAPTER XII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/13.md)
14. [CHAPTER XIII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/14.md)
15. [CHAPTER XIV.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/15.md)
16. [CHAPTER XV.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/16.md)
17. [CHAPTER XVI.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/17.md)
18. [CHAPTER XVII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/18.md)
19. [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/19.md)
20. [CHAPTER XIX.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/20.md)
21. [CHAPTER XX.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/21.md)
22. [CHAPTER XXI.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/22.md)
23. [CHAPTER XXII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/23.md)
24. [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/24.md)
25. [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1/c/25.md)

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*Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, Book I* by Cao Xueqin. Public domain.
Source: https://yarrow.to/novel/hung-lou-meng-book-1