Three Kingdoms: No. 1-4: A Historical Novel (Paperback)

Three Kingdoms was the first full-length novel with clear chapter divisions to appear in ancient China. It is a classic historical romance. No other work of this genre, in past times or present, has had such a deep and wide-ranging impact on Chinese society.
The Chinese title of the novel, Sanguo Yanyi, indicates that its theme is "righteousness," which at one time was extolled as the highest standard of virtue in China.
The novel's fictionalized account of Guan Yu read- ing the Spring and Autumn Annals has produced the stan- dard image of this hero as almost a deity worthy of worship. The various episodes have been transmitted to every nook and cranny of Chinese society, either directly or indirectly Act by means of the theater,