A Probe into the Origin of A Dream of Red Mansions of Zheng’s Edition
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Abstract
The novel A Dream ofRed Mansions of Zheng’s Edition has only left its23rd and24th chapters. Through contrast of words among its nine editions of Gengchen, Shuxu, Mengfu, Qixu, Qining, Jiachen, Chengjia, Liecang and Menggao, we have found that there are over two hundred similarities at the same level between Zheng’s edition and those of Liechang and Menggao. Undoubtedly, the former’s closest relatives are the two latter.
