Mitford's Japan : Memories and Recollections, 1866-1906 Paperback / softback
Edited by Hugh Cortazzi
Part of the Japan Library series
Paperback / softback
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As the preface to this new edition points out, Mitford (Algernon Bertram, the first Lord Redesdale) was a gifted writer whose descriptions of Japan, during the critical time of transition from a feudal to a modern state in the late nineteenth century, are a testimony to his narrative skills, accuracy and objective reporting - qualities which are sometimes overshadowed by the higher profile given to his contemporary Ernest Satow.
Accordingly, this new paperback edition, which makes the Mitford memoirs available to a much wider audience, includes a wide selection of extracts from Mitford's bestselling Tales of Old Japan (1871) - what Mitford, according to Carmen Blacker, perceived as the essence of the Japanese spirit: 'heroic, ruthless, devotedly loyal, bloody and chivalrous'.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:338 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/08/2002
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- ISBN:9781903350072
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:338 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/08/2002
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- ISBN:9781903350072
