What were the similarities and differences between the New Tales of the World and the notes of the Reading Herb Hall?

Shi Shuo Xin Yu and Yuewei Cottage Notes were both ancient Chinese novels that had been processed and created by scholars of past dynasties. They had very high literary and artistic value. Similar points: 1. Both are literary works: Shi Shuo Xin Yu and Yuewei Cottage Notes are ancient Chinese literary works, including novels, essays, poems, and many other artistic forms. 2. They were both novels: Shi Shuo Xin Yu and Yuewei Cottage Notes were both novels written by literati. They mainly narrated and described the lives, words and deeds of ancient celebrities and scholars. The three were all about historical events: Shi Shuo Xin Yu and Yuewei Cottage Notes both described historical events and characters such as political struggles, academic thoughts, culture and art, etc. They reflected the political, economic, cultural and other aspects of ancient society. The difference: 1. Different content: Shishuo Xinyu and Yuewei Cottage's notes are different. Shishuo Xinyu mainly narrates the lives, words and deeds of ancient celebrities and scholars, while Yuewei Cottage's notes mainly narrates some historical events and figures. 2. Different styles: Shishuo Xinyu and Yuewei Cottage notes are also different in style. Shishuo Xinyu is humorous, ironic and exaggerated, while Yuewei Cottage notes focus on description, detail and profundity. 3. Different eras: Shishuo Xinyu and Yuewei Cottage notes were of different eras. Shishuo Xinyu mainly tells the stories of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, while Yuewei Cottage notes mainly tell the stories of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.