Tales of Old Japan

By Lord Redesdale

Tales of Old Japan(1871) is ananthologyof short stories compiled byAlgernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale, writing under the better known name ofA.B. Mitford. These stories focus on various aspects ofJapanese lifebefore theMeiji Restoration. The book, which was written in 1871, forms an introduction toJapanese literatureandculture, both through the stories, all adapted from Japanese sources, and Mitford's supplementary notes. Also included are Mitford's eyewitness accounts of a selection of Japanese rituals, ranging fromharakiri(seppuku) and marriage to a selection of sermons

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1329257316
• ISBN13: 9781329257313
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"