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Tales of Old Japan by Mitford, A B is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Tales of Old Japan about?
"One of the first and in many ways still one of the best books on Japan." —The Japan Times First published in 1871, Tales of Old Japan has withstood the test of time and taken its place as one of the classic volumes of Japanese literature. The book presents a broad cross section of Japanese prose—historical tales like the famous story of the Forty–seven Ronin; nonfiction reporting on marriage, funerals and the author's gory eyewitness account of hara–kiri; fairy tales and stories of superstition
Who reads Tales of Old Japan?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mitford, A B
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781462903337
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Collections, Anthropology, Folklore
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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