Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel
by Luo Guanzhong & Moss Roberts (translator)
The Three Kingdoms was written during the early/middle years of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), but chronicles events during the Han dynasty (168-280). Pictured is volume one of Moss Roberts’s translation of the Three Kingdoms. There is also an abridged edition, which is excellent (and still comes in at 400+ pages).
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