"The Wallet of Kai Lung" by Ernest Bramah is a set of funny stories from the early 1900s, which tells about Kai Lung, a smart storyteller who uses his intelligence and words to get out of tricky spots, like dealing with robbers and important people in China. Using funny and unreal situations, the stories let readers see what life was like in old China. The book starts with Kai Lung talking to people, ready to tell his stories. One of the first stories tells of when Lin Yi, a well-known crook, catches Kai Lung in a forest. Even though he's in danger, Kai Lung is funny and uses his words to try to get out of trouble. As he tells his stories, the readers enter a funny world full of talking and silly events, setting the scene for more entertaining stories that mix jokes with smart thoughts about people and the world.
The Wallet of Kai Lung
By Ernest Bramah
Captured by a notorious brigand, a quick-witted storyteller must use all his cunning and charm to escape danger and spin enthralling tales of Imperial China.
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About the AuthorErnest Bramah, the pseudonym of Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories and features. His humorous works were often ranked with Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, his detective stories with Conan Doyle, his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells, and his supernatural stories with Algernon Blackwood. George Orwell acknowledged that Bramah's book What Might Have Been influenced his Nineteen Eighty-Four. Bramah created the characters Kai Lung and Max Carrados.
Ernest Bramah, the pseudonym of Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories and features. His humorous works were often ranked with Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, his detective stories with Conan Doyle, his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells, and his supernatural stories with Algernon Blackwood. George Orwell acknowledged that Bramah's book What Might Have Been influenced his Nineteen Eighty-Four. Bramah created the characters Kai Lung and Max Carrados.
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