Japanese legends and folklore : (Record no. 11376)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9784805315019 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 398.20952 M68j c2019 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1837-1916, (author.) |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Japanese legends and folklore : |
| Remainder of title | samurai tales, ghost stories, legends, fairy tales, myths and historical accounts / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | A.B. Mitford ; with a new foreword by Michael Dylan Foster. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | North Clarendon, VT : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Tuttle Publishing, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 319 pages: |
| Other physical details | illustrations |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Dimensions | 21 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | in English |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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. This book features 30 fascinating Japanese stories, including: The Forty-Seven Ronin the famous, epic tale of a loyal band of Samurai warriors who pay the ultimate price for avenging the honour of their fallen master. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow a good-hearted old man is richly rewarded when he begs forgiveness from a sparrow who is injured by his spiteful, greedy wife. The Adventures of Little Peach Boy a tale familiar to generations of Japanese children, a small boy born from a peach is adopted by a kindly childless couple. Japanese Sermons a selection of sermons written by a priest belonging to the Shingaku sect, which combines Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian teachings. An Account of Hara-Kiri Mitford`s dramatic first person account of a ritual Samurai suicide, the first time it had been reported in English. Thirty-one reproductions of woodblock prints bring the classic tales and essays to life. These influential stories helped shape the West`s understanding of Japanese culture. A new foreword by Professor Michael Dylan Foster sheds light on the book`s importance as a ground-breaking work of Japanese folklore, literature and history. This book 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 people, A.B. Mitford - who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat - presents tales from a broad cross section of Japanese prose. Discover more about practically every part of Japanese life - from myth and legend to history and religion. |
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| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Folklore |
| Geographic subdivision | Japan |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Legends |
| Geographic subdivision | Japan |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965-, (author of introduction, etc.); Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965-, (writer of foreword.) |
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| 943 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE--COLLECTIVE TITLE [OBSOLETE] [CAN/MARC only] | |
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| -- | Senior High School Library; High School Library |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Institution code [OBSOLETE] | jderpo |
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| Edition | 2022-02-09 14:47:39 |
| 998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) | |
| MyRDA biblio | 11474 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | FEU - Cavite Basic Education | FEU - Cavite Basic Education | BED Library | 12/21/2025 | CIR 398.20952 M68j [2019] | SH0468 | 06/18/2026 | 12/21/2025 | Books |