Tales of Old Japan

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Authors: Lord Redesdale In Year : 1910

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Tales of Old Japan

Preface
The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 1
The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 2
The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 1
The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 2
Kazuma's Revenge
Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 1
Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 2
Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 3
Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 4
Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 5
The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 1
The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 2
The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 1
The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 2
Fairy Tales
The Tongue Cut Sparrow
The Accomplished and Lucky Teakettle
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 Peachling
The Foxes' Wedding
The History of Sataka Kintoki
The Elves and the Envious Neighbor
The Ghost of Sakura, part 1
The Ghost of Sakura, part 2
The Ghost of Sakura, part 3
The Ghost of Sakura, part 4
How Tajima Shume was Tormented by a Devil of his Own Creation
Concerning Certain Superstitions
The Vampire Cat of Nabeshima
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
Sermon I
Sermon II
Sermon III
Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 1
Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 2
Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 3
Appendix B: The Marriage Ceremony
Appendix B: On the Birth and Bearing of Children
Appendix B: Funeral Rites

Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains a number of classic Japanese stories, fairy tales, and other folklore; as well as Japanese sermons and non-fiction pieces on special ceremonies in Japanese life, such as marriage and harakiri, as observed by Lord Redesdale. The best know story of these is "The Forty-seven Ronins" a true account of samurai revenge as it happened at the beginning of 18th century Japan.

Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837 - 1916) was a British diplomat, collector and writer. He worked in Japan as second secretary to the British Legation at the time of the Meiji Restoration. He wrote Tales of Old Japan in 1871.