Japanese legends and folklore : samurai tales, ghost stories, legends, fairy tales, myths and historical accounts / A.B. Mitford ; with a new foreword by Michael Dylan Foster.

By:

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

Contributor(s):

Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965- [writer of foreword.]

Material type:

TextPublisher: Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2019]Edition: First editionDescription: 319 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9784805315019
4805315016

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

398.20952 23

LOC classification:

GR340 .R29 2019

Other classification:

LCO004030 | HIS021000 | SOC005000 | SOC002010

Summary: "Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and history, A.B. Mitford--who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat--presents a broad cross section of tales from many Japanese sources. Discover more about practically every aspect of Japanese life--from myths and legends to society and religion."--Amazon.com.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	RGS Library FOLKLORE GENRE	FIC MIT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	3097

Contents in English and Japanese.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and history, A.B. Mitford--who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat--presents a broad cross section of tales from many Japanese sources. Discover more about practically every aspect of Japanese life--from myths and legends to society and religion."--Amazon.com.

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