A. B. Mitford

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 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...

Thrilling Japanese stories of vampires, ghosts and renegade samurai. Step back through the mists of time to ancient Japan, where wandering samurai seek revenge for the death of their master, the red-eyed spectres of an executed man and his wife haunt a palace, and wild animals have great power over men. This collection of classic folktales, which range from adventures...