Tales of old Japan / A.B. Mitford ; [with illus. drawn and cut on wood by Japanese artists].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron, 1837-1916, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--Japan.

Folklore.

Japan--Social life and customs.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 p.)

Place of Publication:

Rutland, Vermont : C.E. Tuttle Company, [1966]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tales of Old Japan is the famous collection of Japanese historical stories, fairy tales, customs, and traditions, compiled by one of the first foreign diplomats in Japan.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Publisher's Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Illustrations; The Forty-Seven Rônins; The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki; Kazuma's Revenge; A Story of the Otokodate of Yedo; ; The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon; The Eta Maiden and The Hatamoto; Fairy Tales; The Tongue-Cut Sparrow; The Accomplished and Lucky Tea-Kettle; The Crackling Mountain; The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom; The Battle of The Ape and The Crab; The Adventures of Little Peaciiling; The Foxes' Wedding; The History of Sakata Kintoki; The Elves and The Envious Neighbour

The Ghost of SakuraHow Tajima Shumé was Tormented By A Devil Of His Own Creation; Concerning Certain Superstitions; The Vampire Gat of Nabéshima; The Story of The Faithful Cat; How a Man Was Bewitched and Had His Head Shaved By The Foxes; The Grateful Foxes; The Badger's Money; The Prince and The Badger; Japanese Sermons; The Sermons of Kiu-Ô, vol. I. Sermon I; The Sermons of Kiu-Ô, vol. I. Sermon II; The Sermons of Kiu-Ô, vol. I. Sermon III; Appendices; An Account of The Haka-Kiri; The Marriage Ceremony; Footnotes; On The Birth and Rearing of Children; Funeral Rites; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4629-0333-9

OCLC:

776996145