The Heart Of It: A Romance Of East And West is a novel written by William Osborn Stoddard. The story revolves around a young American man named John Remington who travels to Japan in the late 19th century. He falls in love with a Japanese woman named Yuki, who is the daughter of a samurai. Their love is forbidden by Yuki's family due to cultural differences and the tensions between the East and the West. As John and Yuki navigate their relationship,...