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Card: In the holiday card, Zhang expresses delight in receiving a letter from Dr. Hsia and family. She goes on to discuss a version of Dream of the Red Chamber that she has.

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Letter: Zhang expresses thanks to Dr. Hsia for a news article from China Times that he sent in his previous letter to her. Zhang is happy to read that Qing Zhongshu (Chinese literary scholar, subject of article) is still alive and speaks highly of his works. She also discusses a recent letter from Soong where he talks about his trip to mainland China.

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Letter: Zhang discusses Little Reunion (Xiao Tuan Yuan) and her delight that she has written 18,000 characters! She also mentions that she will send Dr. Hsia a copy before it is published.

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Letter and Envelope: In the brief letter, Zhang states that information (discussed in previous letters) from United Daily News (Taiwan publication) has been incorrectly attributed to World Journal (U.S. paper). She is hurriedly writing a letter to send.

Scope and Contents Two Letters: Letter [to Dr. Hsia (4/4/76) with one enclosed from a student in Sydney (6/16/75)]: Letter (to Dr. Hsia): Zhang expresses thanks for Dr. Hsia sending her a copy of Ji An Riji and discusses that she excitedly read the first few pages. Based on what she has read, she is anxious to read more. She also discusses working on Little Reunion (Xiao Tuan Yuan). Lastly, in the postscript, she informs Dr. Hsia that she has already sent a...

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Letter: Zhang inquires about Dr. Hsia’s health (ulcers) and discusses Ji An Riji, Za Sui (Chop Suey), and Xiao Tuan Yuan (Little Reunion).

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Postcard: Zhang discusses a topic that she forgot to mention in her recent letter to Dr. Hsia: her correspondence with Wang Jun. The student sent her a letter the year before (1975) and Zhang was busy and forgot to reply. She mentions that she wrote a letter this June (1976) to send to the student.

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Card: In the holiday card addressed to Dr. Hsia and his family (wife Della and children), Zhang expresses immense gratitude for them sending her a copy of Chinese Stories from Taiwan. She remarks on how rapidly the year has gone by, especially since she has been busy non-stop. She also explains that she has to use a card from last year because she has had a cold all winter that made it hard for her to go out and buy a New Year’s Card.

Scope and Contents Letter: Zhang expresses many thanks to Dr. Hsia for sending her a copy of his book Ren de Wen Xue. She tells him that Xiao Tuan Yuan (Little Reunion) needs rewriting, which is quite troublesome. She also tells him that Si Xiang Hongloumeng and Wuxiang Hongloumeng have been published by both Huangguan publishers and China Times (Zhongguo Shibao). Both have...

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Letter: Zhang discusses some books that she wishes to check out from the library so that she can examine them a bit closer. She also discusses some of her work on Henry James (Daisy Miller, The Beast in the Jungle) in 1954 for the U.S.I.S. (United States Information Service).