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What was his breathless amazement to seethat the picture he so much admired had actually taken life... and was gliding lightly towards him—see here. (Frontispiece)

ROMANCES OF OLD JAPAN

RENDERED INTO ENGLISH FROM JAPANESE SOURCES

By

MADAME YUKIO OZAKI

BRENTANO'S NEW YORK

1920

CONTENTS

THE QUEST OF THE SWORD
THE TRAGEDY OF KESA GOZEN
THE SPIRIT OF THE LANTERN
THE REINCARNATION OF TAMA
THE LADY OF THE PICTURE
URASATO, OR THE CROW OF DAWN
TSUBOSAKA
LOYAL, EVEN UNTO DEATH; OR THE SUGAWARA TRAGEDY
HOW KINU RETURNED FROM THE GRAVE
A CHERRY-FLOWER IDYLL
THE BADGER-HAUNTED TEMPLE

ILLUSTRATIONS

What was his breathless amazement to see that the picture he so muchadmired had actually taken life ... and was gliding lightly towards him

Mortally wounded, both men fell to the ground, and so fatal had beenJurobei's thrusts that in a few minutes they breathed their last

The unhappy mother sadly followed with her eyes the pathetic littlefigure disappearing on her unknown path

Gunbei had watched the execution of his cruel order from the veranda

Yendo draws his sword, when between him and the victim of his vengeancethere darts the lovely Kesa

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