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Tales of Old Japan

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.

Year of Publication: 1910Genres: Horror & Supernatural Fiction , Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Running Time: 13 hours 40 minutes 27 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Availle	4:26
2	The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 1 Availle	29:02
3	The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 2 Availle	31:36
4	The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 1 Some Old Bird	18:57
5	The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 2 Viridian	33:17
6	Kazuma's Revenge Caroline Driggs	40:17
7	Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 1 Availle	25:29
8	Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 2 Availle	27:57
9	Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 3 Availle	28:36
10	Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 4 Availle	23:29
11	Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 5 Availle	30:14
12	The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 1 C. L. W. Rollins	29:33
13	The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 2 C. L. W. Rollins	28:34
14	The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 1 Viridian	26:25
15	The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 2 Viridian	26:19
16	Fairy Tales bish	1:34
17	The Tongue Cut Sparrow bish	4:13
18	The Accomplished and Lucky Teakettle Stephanie Lee	3:09
19	The Crackling Mountain Stephanie Lee	4:20
20	The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom Amy Gramour	6:02
21	The Battle of the Ape and the Crab Kalynda	3:58
22	The Adventures of Little Peachling Nadine Eckert-Boulet	4:30
23	The Foxes' Wedding Nadine Eckert-Boulet	3:29
24	The History of Sataka Kintoki Nadine Eckert-Boulet	4:12
25	The Elves and the Envious Neighbor Nadine Eckert-Boulet	2:54
26	The Ghost of Sakura, part 1 Viglione	22:19
27	The Ghost of Sakura, part 2 Viglione	24:35
28	The Ghost of Sakura, part 3 Viglione	26:16
29	The Ghost of Sakura, part 4 Viglione	12:39
30	How Tajima Shume was Tormented by a Devil of his Own Creation JenniferW	10:52
31	Concerning Certain Superstitions bish	2:28
32	The Vampire Cat of Nabeshima Stephanie Lee	14:23
33	The Story of the Faithful Cat bish	3:36
34	How a Man was Bewitched and had His Head Shaved by the Foxes Amy Gramour	11:15
35	The Grateful Foxes Caroline Driggs	11:27
36	The Badger's Money Stephanie Lee	8:33
37	The Prince and the Badger Kalynda	6:35
38	Japanese Sermons A. J. Carroll	15:51
39	Sermon I A. J. Carroll	25:28
40	Sermon II A. J. Carroll	25:51
41	Sermon III A. J. Carroll	22:51
42	Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 1 Availle	34:51
43	Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 2 Availle	33:35
44	Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 3 Availle	22:06
45	Appendix B: The Marriage Ceremony Bellona Times	24:46
46	Appendix B: On the Birth and Bearing of Children Joyce Couch	12:14
47	Appendix B: Funeral Rites Martin Gradwell	5:24