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Während seines Aufenthalts in Japan zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts sprach Richard Gordon Smith mit Bauern, Fischern und anderen einfachen Leuten über die Mythen und Legenden des Landes. Sie berichteten ihm von unheimlichen Begebenheiten, wie dem Aufmarsch der Dämonen an einem verlassenen Tempel bei Kyoto, von dem rächenden Geist eines verstorbenen Dienstmädchens und vom Skelettberg, dem Grabmal eines buddhistischen Mönches, der vom Teufel bese...

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Excerpt from Ancient Tales and Folklore of JapanTo my faithful interpreter Yuki E gawa also are due my thanks for continual efforts to find what I wanted, and to many Japanese peasants and fishermen, whose good nature, kindness, and hospitality have endeared them to me for ever. Well is it that they, so worthy a people, have so worthy a Sovereign.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find...

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This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that e...

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Excerpt from Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan To my faithful interpreter Yuki E gawa also are due my thanks for continual efforts to find what I wanted, and to many Japanese peasants and fishermen, whose good nature, kindness, and hospitality have endeared them to me for ever. Well is it that they, so worthy a people, have so worthy a Sovereign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books...

Port Washington is a picturesque community on the shores of Lake Michigan, just a short drive north of Milwaukee. It celebrates its 175th birthday in September 2010. This book is a vivid description of the city's history, from the Native Americans who lived on these shores when the voyageurs first arrived, through the birth of a thriving and industrious community of immigrants who settled here after leaving Germany and Luxembourg. The pages to...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

The stories are transcribed from voluminous illustrated diaries kept by the author during almost nine years in Japan (collecting exhibits for the British Museum) during the latter part of the nineteenth century. In total, there are 57 different ghost stories, telling tales of love and passion, revenge, strange ghosts and eerie gods, mountains, trees and flowers, history, magic, dragons, murder and suicide.