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The Fifth Beauty
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The Fifth Beauty is a short story written by J.L. Stratton under the penname of Ellison James. The story was originally placed on Smashwords for free, that link is in the External Links at the end of this article. One of the main characters in this story, Azra, is the focus of another of this author's works entitled Lovestruck Succubus. In this story, Azra is the driving force in one aprt of Chinese history causing a regime change and as well the creation of Lapsang Souchong tea that has a significant place in that history. It can be seen as being a work of speculative fiction as well as an erotic one.
Overview
- Title: The Fifth Beauty
- Author: J.L. Stratton as Ellison James
- Published By: Smashwords (eBook)
- Format: eBook
- Length: 6,000 Words
- Publishing Date: June 8, 2011
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Plot Summary
Deep within Chinese legend and folklore are four great beauties – women of such great beauty and intelligence that each influenced history. This story continues the legend with a little-known, fifth great beauty. The fifth great beauty was responsible for a new tea drying process that created fortunes and increased commerce within china, and eventually bringing about the fall of the last great Qing Dynasty to make way for the modern People’s Republic of China.
Told from the point of view of Taijin, a lowly scribe working within a tyrannical magistrate’s house. A beautiful and mysterious woman called Azra comes to the magistrate in the night, seduces him, and eventually takes his life, leaving the position open for Taijin to take. But first, Taijin must officiate the tea harvest, now late from the magistrate’s neglect, and find a way to dry the tea in time to make it to market. The result is Lapsang Souchong tea, renowned for its full flavor and portability over the vast ocean.
Book Review
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