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Tales of Old Japan

Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron Redesdale

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00 Preface (4:26)
01 The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 1 (29:02)
02 The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 2 (31:36)
03 The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 1 (18:57)
04 The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 2 (33:17)
05 Kazuma's Revenge (40:17)
06 Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 1 (25:29)
07 Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 2 (27:57)
08 Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 3 (28:36)
09 Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 4 (23:29)
10 Story of the Otokodate of Yedo, part 5 (30:15)
11 The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 1 (29:33)
12 The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyemon, part 2 (28:34)
13 The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 1 (26:25)
14 The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto, part 2 (26:19)
15 Fairy Tales (1:34)
16 The Tongue Cut Sparrow (4:13)
17 The Accomplished and Lucky Teakettle (3:09)
18 The Crackling Mountain (4:20)
19 The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom (6:02)
20 The Battle of the Ape and the Crab (3:58)
21 The Adventures of Little Peachling (4:30)
22 The Foxes' Wedding (3:29)
23 The History of Sataka Kintoki (4:12)
24 The Elves and the Envious Neighbor (2:54)
25 The Ghost of Sakura, part 1 (22:19)
26 The Ghost of Sakura, part 2 (24:36)
27 The Ghost of Sakura, part 3 (26:16)
28 The Ghost of Sakura, part 4 (12:39)
29 How Tajima Shume was Tormented by a Devil of his Own Creation (10:52)
30 Concerning Certain Superstitions (2:28)
31 The Vampire Cat of Nabeshima (14:23)
32 The Story of the Faithful Cat (3:36)
33 How a Man was Bewitched and had His Head Shaved by the Foxes (11:15)
34 The Grateful Foxes (11:27)
35 The Badger's Money (8:33)
36 The Prince and the Badger (6:35)
37 Japanese Sermons (15:51)
38 Sermon I (25:28)
39 Sermon II (25:51)
40 Sermon III (22:51)
41 Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 1 (34:51)
42 Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 2 (33:35)
43 Appendix A: An Account of the Hara-Kiri, part 3 (22:06)
44 Appendix B: The Marriage Ceremony (24:46)
45 Appendix B: On the Birth and Bearing of Children (12:14)
46 Appendix B: Funeral Rites (5:24)

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