Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note on Conventions xi
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2. Local Heroes 32
7. Chapter 3. The Marshes of Mount Liang Beyond the Sea 49
8. Chapter 4. National Passions 79
9. Chapter 5. The Empire of the Text 114
10. Chapter 6. Beyond the Rivers and Lakes 137
11. Chapter 7. Revision and Canonization 168
12. Chapter 8. Beyond Martial Arts Fiction 198
13. Chapter 9. Coming Home 227
14. Chapter 10. Jin Yong at the Century’s End 250
15. Notes 261
16. Select Glossary of Chinese Characters 301
17. Bibliography 311
18. Index 341