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The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China

Jules Verne (1828 - 1905)
Translated by Virginia Champlin

The rich and phlegmatic Kin-Fo loses his fortune and decides to die, but not before experiencing some strong emotions. He asks his friend Wang to kill him before a given date. Everything changes when Kin-Fo discovers he is not poor after all and he sets on a journey around China, trying to find his friend to cancel their deal. (Summary by Nadine)

Proof-Listeners: Patrick Wells, Jeanie, Nadine Eckert-Boulet, stonie1914

Genre(s): General Fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	01 - In which the Peculiarities and Nationality of the Personages are gradually revealed	Leni	00:21:00
Play 02	02 - In which Kin-Fo and the Philosopher are more fully described	Patrick Wells	00:18:19
Play 03	03 - In which the Reader, without Fatigue, can glance over the City of Shang-hai	Jeanie	00:14:31
Play 04	04 - In which Kin-Fo receives an Important Letter, which is Eight Days behind Time	Joseph Lawler	00:21:34
Play 05	05 - In which Le-ou receives a Letter which she would rather not have received	Nadine Eckert-Boulet	00:13:23
Play 06	06 - Which will, perhaps, make the Reader desire to visit the Offices of the Centenary	Tom Barron	00:15:18
Play 07	07 - Which would be very Sad if it did not treat of Ways and Customs peculiar to the Celestial Empire	Tom Barron	00:20:20
Play 08	08 - In which Kin-Fo makes a Serious Proposition to Wang, which the Latter no less seriously accepts	Esther	00:09:52
Play 09	09 - The Conclusion of which, however Singular it may be, perhaps will not surprise the Reader	Tom Barron	00:18:03
Play 10	10 - In which Craig and Fry are officially presented to the New Patron of the Centenary	Kristine Bekere	00:12:25
Play 11	11 - In which Kin-Fo becomes the most Celebrated Man in the Central Empire	Jeanie	00:17:12
Play 12	12 - In which Kin-Fo, his Two Acolytes, and his Valet start on an Adventure	klbonds	00:26:54
Play 13	13 - In which is heard the Celebrated Lament called The Five Periods in the Life of a Centenarian	Jeanie	00:19:13
Play 14	14 - In which the Visitor, without Fatigue, can travel through Four Cities by visiting only One	klbonds	00:24:53
Play 15	15 - Which certainly contains a Surprise for Kin-Fo, and perhaps for the Reader	John Fricker	00:17:43
Play 16	16 - In which Kin-Fo, who is still a Bachelor, begins to travel again in earnest	John Kooz	00:19:36
Play 17	17 - In which Kin-Fo's Market Value is Once more Uncertain	John Kooz	00:23:46
Play 18	18 - In which Craig and Fry, urged by Curiosity, visit the Hold of the Sam-Yep	John Kooz	00:21:53
Play 19	19 - Which does not finish well, either for Capt. Yin, the Commander of the Sam-Yep, or for her Crew	Phil Chenevert	00:20:50
Play 20	20 - In which it will be seen to what Dangers Men are exposed who use Capt. Boyton's Nautical Apparatus	Phil Chenevert	00:20:44
Play 21	21 - In which Craig and Fry see the Moon rise with Extreme Satisfaction	Phil Chenevert	00:20:03
Play 22	22 - Which the Reader might have written himself, it ends in so Surprising a Way	Phil Chenevert	00:22:02

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