Tales of old Japan.
By: By A. B. Mitford. With illustrations, drawn and cut on wood by Japanese artists.
Publisher: Macmillan and co.
Published: 1871
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Folklore -- Japan; Japan -- Social life and customs
Notes: "The two first of the Tales have already appeared in the Fortnightly review, and two of the Sermons, with a portion of the Appendix ... in the ... Cornhill magazine."--Pref.
Table of contents: title: v. I. The forty-seven rônins. The loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki. Kazuma's revenge. A story of the Otokodaté of Yedo. The wonderful adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyémon. The Eta maiden and the Hatamoto. Fairy tales.; title: v. 2. The ghost of Sakura. How Tajima Shumé was tormented by a devil of his own creation. Concerning certain superstitions. Japanese sermons. Appendices: An account of the hara-kiri. The marriage ceremony. The birth and rearing of children. Funeral rites.