Samurai Tales: Courage, Fidelity and Revenge in the Final Years of the Shogun
A portrayal of Japanese warrior life that is as deliberate, spare, disciplined, and quietly poetic as a tea ceremony. . . . A quiet work of mute precision that brings to life the Hagakure and those who lived by its dictates.Kirkus Reviews  Romulus Hillsborough has presented us with a book of historical sketches of samurai life in the 19th century. . . . The style while written similar to short stories provides the reader with an easily readable, and accurate glimpse at the cultural, and historical aspects of this period of Japanese history.newbookreviews.com