 This project, which was first conceived in 1930, was completed in 1967.He then embarked on another monumental project – that of writing a comprehensive history of English literature in Chinese, which was completed in 1979 and consists of a three-volume history and a companion set of "Selected Readings in English Literature" in Chinese translation, also in three volumes.Liang’s literary fame rests, first and foremost, on the hundreds of short essays on familiar topics, especially those written over a span of more than four decades (1940–1986) and collected under the general title of "Yashe Xiaopin", now available in English translation under the title "From a Cottager’s Sketchbook".