Bibliograph

Samurai tales, stories of courage, honor, and fidelity from the final years of the shogun, Romulus Hillsborough

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Samurai tales, stories of courage, honor, and fidelity from the final years of the shogun, Romulus Hillsborough

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Samurai tales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Romulus Hillsborough

Sub title

stories of courage, honor, and fidelity from the final years of the shogun

Table Of Contents

Dramatis personae -- To cut a foreigner -- A mortal enemy -- Courage -- Fidelity -- Heaven's revenge -- The remnants of shock -- A truly despicable world -- A soul-encompassing dread -- The code -- The execution grounds -- Cutting test -- A natural and overwhelming desire -- Discipline -- Serene as the sky, and open as the sea -- Disgrace -- An evil woman -- Tales of a renaissance samurai -- Anecdotes, yarns and other vignettes -- A brief historical background of the meiji restoration -- Family crests and symbols

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