Type 21: Monks and Priests

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps x
4. Translators’ Introduction xiii
5. Type 1: Misdirection and Theft 1
6. Type 2: The Bag Drop 14
7. Type 3: Money Changing 18
8. Type 4: Misrepresentation 23
9. Type 5: False Relations 32
10. Type 6: Brokers 37
11. Type 7: Enticement to Gambling 46
12. Type 8: Showing Off Wealth 51
13. Type 9: Scheming for Wealth 59
14. Type 10: Robbery 71
15. Type 11: Violence 75
16. Type 12: On Boats 78
17. Type 13: Poetry 88
18. Type 14: Fake Silver 98
19. Type 15: Government Underlings 103
20. Type 16: Marriage 111
21. Type 17: Illicit Passion 120
22. Type 18: Women 129
23. Type 19: Kidnapping 144
24. Type 20: Corruption in Education 150
25. Type 21: Monks and Priests 173
26. Type 22: Alchemy 186
27. Type 23: Sorcery 195
28. Type 24: Pandering 200
29. Appendix 1. Preface to A New Book for Foiling Swindlers: Strange Tales from the Rivers and Lakes 209
30. Appendix 2. Story Finding List 215
31. Bibliography 223