Shuo Yuan

The ''Shuo Yuan'' (), variously translated as ''Garden of Stories'', ''Garden of Persuasions'', ''Garden of Talks'', ''Garden of Eloquence'', etc., is a collection of stories and anecdotes from the pre-Qin period (先秦) to the Western Han dynasty. The stories were compiled and annotated by the imperial librarian Liu Xiang (d. 6 ). In many cases, multiple versions of the same story are included, making the book a valuable source for the study of early texts. Provided by Wikipedia