Samurai tales
Subtitle: stories of courage, honor, and fidelity from the final years of the shogun
By: Romulus Hillsborough.
Publisher: Tuttle Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rutland, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9784805311233
Subjects: Samurai -- History -- 19th century; Japan -- History -- Restoration, 1853-1870
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dramatis personae; title: To cut a foreigner; title: A mortal enemy; title: Courage; title: Fidelity; title: Heaven's revenge; title: The remnants of shock; title: A truly despicable world; title: A soul-encompassing dread; title: The code; title: The execution grounds; title: Cutting test; title: A natural and overwhelming desire; title: Discipline; title: Serene as the sky, and open as the sea; title: Disgrace; title: An evil woman; title: Tales of a renaissance samurai; title: Anecdotes, yarns and other vignettes; title: A brief historical background of the meiji restoration; title: Family crests and symbols.