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"The two first of the Tales have already appeared in the Fortnightly review, and two of the Sermons, with a portion of the Appendix ... in the ... Cornhill magazine."--Pref
v. I. The forty-seven rônins. The loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki. Kazuma's revenge. A story of the Otokodaté of Yedo. The wonderful adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyémon. The Eta maiden and the Hatamoto. Fairy tales.--v. 2. The ghost of Sakura. How Tajima Shumé was tormented by a devil of his own creation. Concerning certain superstitions. Japanese sermons. Appendices: An account of the hara-kiri. The marriage ceremony. The birth and rearing of children. Funeral rites