Do you wish to know about The Three Kingdoms, China's most famous historical novel, but does not have the time or patience to read a tome that is as thick as a dictionary?Well, this compact classic is the answer. It includes all the major characters and incidents in the struggle for supremacy among three kingdoms that emerged following the fall of the Han dynasty.

Three Kingdoms, written by Ming Dynasty novelist Luo Guanzhong, is one of the four famous Chinese classics well-liked by people throughout the world till the present day. Exciting episodes of power struggles are staged against the backdrop of the states of Wei, Shu and Wu, which have emerged from the remnants of the Han Dynasty.What shines more brilliantly is the interplay of righteousness, loyalty,sincerity, benevolence and wisdom.This fully-illustrated compact edition brings you the highlights of the magnificent classic, including well-known episodes such as the oath of brotherhood at the Peach Garden, Liu Bei's three visits to Zhuge Liang's cottage, and the Battle of Red Cliff. It will also lead you through the ups and downs of the heroes of ancient times, at times admiring their courage, at other times lamenting their fate.

Introduction

Main Characters

Prologue

Chapter One

Sworn Brotherhood

at the Peach Garden

Chapter Two

Brilliant Chain Stratagem Chapter Three

Liu Bei Pays Three Visits to

the Cottage of Zhuge Liang

Chapter Four

Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu Chapter Five

The Battle of Red Cliff

Chapter Six

Zhou Yu Angered to Death Chapter Seven

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei

Meet With Mishap 

Chapter Eight

Liu Bei Entrusts

His Son to

Zhuge Liang

at Baidicheng Chapter NineZhuge Liang's

Sixth Expedition to Qishan

Chapter Ten

The Three Kingdoms Become

One Empire Under the Rule of the Jin Dynasty 

Epilogue 

Map of the Three Kingdoms