Ernest Bramah

The Wallet of Kai Lung. by Ernest Bramah

A collection of fantasy stories by Ernest Bramah, all but the last of which feature Kai Lung, an itinerant story-teller of ancient China. These include The Transmutation of Ling, a novella; and eight short stories. The Wallet of Kai Lung is a collection of fantasy stories by Ernest Bramah, all but the last of which feature Kai Lung, an itinerant story-teller of ancient China. It was first published in hardcover in London by Grant Richards in 1900, and there have been numerous editions since. Its initial tale, "The Transmutation of Ling", was also issued by the same publisher as a separate chapbook in 1911. The collection's importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by the anthologization of two of its tales in the celebrated I. The Transmutation of Ling II. The Story of Yung Chang III. The Probation of Sen Heng IV. The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung V. The Confession of Kai Lung VI. The Vengeance of Tung Fel VII. The Career of the Charitable Quen-Ki-Tong VIII. The Vision of Yin, The Son of Yat Huang IX. The Ill-regulated Destiny of Kin Yen, the Picture-maker