| Author | unknown, allegedly Shi Yukun |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Five Younger Gallants |
| Traditional Chinese | 小五義 |
| Simplified Chinese | 小五义 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiǎo Wǔ Yì |
| Jyutping | Siu2 Ng5 Ji6 |
| Language | Written Chinese |
| Genre | Wuxia fiction |
| Set in | 11th century (Song dynasty) |
| Published | 1890 |
| Publisher | Wenguang lou (Beijing) |
| Publication place | Qing dynasty |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Tale of Loyal Heroes and Righteous Gallants (1879) |
| Followed by | A Sequel to the Five Younger Gallants (1891) |
The Five Younger Gallants (小五義) is an 1890 Chinese novel and the best known sequel to the hugely popular 1879 novel The Tale of Loyal Heroes and Righteous Gallants (republished as The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants in 1889). It is followed a year later by Sequel to the Five Younger Gallants (續小五義). Both sequels were published by Shi Duo (石鐸) who owned the Beijing publisher Wenguang lou (文光樓).[1] The editor was a "Captivated-Wind Daoist" (風迷道人).[2] It's unknown whether he was the same person as "Captivated Daoist" (入迷道人), an editor of the 1879 novel.
All three novels claim authorship by the famed storyteller Shi Yukun. During the last decade of the 19th century, the first sequel was reprinted 9 times, 7 in Shanghai and 1 each in Beijing and Chongqing.[3]