Timeline
Lifetime:
1837 -
1916
Passed: ≈
108 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Lord Redesdale
Books by Lord Redesdale
Tales of Old Japan
History
Fairy Tale
Non-Fiction
Travel
Marriage
History
Culture
Travel
Japan
Samurai
Fairy tales
Folklore
Edo Period
Ceremonies
Harakiri
Meiji Restoration
Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale, published in 1871, is a collection of short stories, folklore, and observations on Japanese life during the Edo period (1603-1868). Drawing on his experiences as a British diplomat in Japan during the Meiji Resto...