Download or read book The Story of the Stone written by Barry Hughart and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a mythical, medieval China where folklore and history are indistinguishable, a dead monk, an ancientand now missingmanuscript, and a ghostly murderer entice the venerable Master Li and his faithful companion Number Ten Ox into the Valley of Sorrows for a deadly and uproarious confrontation with the long-dead Laughing Prince.