Tales of Old Japan

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Narrators: Availle, Some Old Bird, Viridian, Caroline Driggs, C. L. W. Rollins, Bish, Stephanie Lee, Amy Gramour, Kalynda, Nadine Eckert-Boulet, Viglione, JenniferW, A. J. Carroll, Bellona Times, Joyce Couch, Martin Gradwell

Number of Chapters: 47

Length: 13 hours and 40 minutes

Language: English

Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains a number of classic Japanese stories, fairy tales, and other folklore; as well as Japanese sermons and non-fiction pieces on special ceremonies in Japanese life, such as marriage and harakiri, as observed by Lord Redesdale. The best know story of these is "The Forty-seven Ronins" a true account of samurai revenge as it happened at the beginning of 18th century Japan.

Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837 - 1916) was a British diplomat, collector and writer. He worked in Japan as second secretary to the British Legation at the time of the Meiji Restoration. He wrote Tales of Old Japan in 1871.

Preface (Availle)

The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 1 (Availle)

The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 2 (Availle)

The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 1 (Some Old Bird)

The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 2 (Viridian)

Kazuma's Revenge (Caroline Driggs)

Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 1 (Availle)

Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 2 (Availle)

Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 3 (Availle)

Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 4 (Availle)

Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 5 (Availle)

The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 1 (C. L. W. Rollins)

The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 2 (C. L. W. Rollins)

The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 1 (Viridian)

The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 2 (Viridian)

Fairy Tales (bish)

The Tongue Cut Sparrow (bish)

The Accomplished and Lucky Teakettle (Stephanie Lee)

The Crackling Mountain (Stephanie Lee)

The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom (Amy Gramour)

The Battle of the Ape and the Crab (Kalynda)

The Adventures of Little Peachling (Nadine Eckert-Boulet)

The Foxes' Wedding (Nadine Eckert-Boulet)

The History of Sataka Kintoki (Nadine Eckert-Boulet)

The Elves and the Envious Neighbor (Nadine Eckert-Boulet)

The Ghost of Sakura, part 1 (Viglione)

The Ghost of Sakura, part 2 (Viglione)

The Ghost of Sakura, part 3 (Viglione)

The Ghost of Sakura, part 4 (Viglione)

How Tajima Shume was Tormented by a Devil of his Own Creation (JenniferW)

Concerning Certain Superstitions (bish)

The Vampire Cat of Nabeshima (Stephanie Lee)

The Story of the Faithful Cat (bish)

How a Man was Bewitched and had His Head Shaved by the Foxes (Amy Gramour)

The Grateful Foxes (Caroline Driggs)

The Badger's Money (Stephanie Lee)

The Prince and the Badger (Kalynda)

Japanese Sermons (A. J. Carroll)

Sermon I (A. J. Carroll)

Sermon II (A. J. Carroll)

Sermon III (A. J. Carroll)

Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 1 (Availle)

Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 2 (Availle)

Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 3 (Availle)

Appendix B: The Marriage Ceremony (Bellona Times)

Appendix B: On the Birth and Bearing of Children (Joyce Couch)

Appendix B: Funeral Rites (Martin Gradwell)

The audiobook Tales of Old Japan falls under the genres of Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Horror & Supernatural Fiction. It is written by Lord Redesdale.

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