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In this lavishly illustrated volume, A.B. Mitford presents ancient Japanese tales filled with action, romance, and the supernatural. Proud lords and their loyal retainers, a brave samurai and his faithless wife, a vampire cat, and howling spirits are all featured in the engaging stories that follow, including:
*Â Â The Forty-Seven Ronin: In this account of fierce heroism, a band of ronin-masterless samurai who wander the country as somewhat disreputable knights errant-swear to lay down their lives to avenge their lord, who was condemned to hara kiri and his property and castle forfeited to the state.
*  How Tajima Shumé was Tormented by a Devil of his Own Creation: When a traveling ronin amasses great wealth with a dead priest’s money, he finds himself confronted with a fearful vision of the man he murdered.
 *   The Badger’s Money: An old priest takes pity on a helpless badger that asks to enter his warm cottage so that it may live through a bitterly cold night.
Appendices covering hara kiri and funeral rites conclude this collection of mesmerizing stories about Japanese life in days of yore.
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An anthology of classic tales focusing on Japanese life before the Meiji Restoration.
Weight | 0.692 kg |
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Dimensions | 22.86 × 15.24 × 2.2 cm |
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Cover | Hardback |
Pages | 269 |
Language | English |
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Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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