Tales of the Samurai; Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles of the Japanese Knighthood With 8 Coloured Illus: By a Japanese Artist (Classic Reprint)

The following tales of the samurai, the knights of old Japan, are based largely on real facts. They have been adapted from among traditional stories related by kodansa, story-tellers, who nightly delight large audiences with romances and historical stories, especially the noble deeds of the samurai. There are also numerous Japanese books and magazines devotd to stories of this description, which are read with keen interest by all classes of our countrymen, in particular by young people. It is true the samurai class has gone forever along with feudalism ;but fortunately or unfortunately the Japanese at large are samurai in a sense. During the last half century European civilization has revolutionized Japanese society, both for better and for worse.
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