The late JAMES S. DE BENNEVILLE, American author, translator and scholar, and long-time resident of Japan is well known for his superb renditions of Japan's great historic literary classics. Among his works is Tales of the Samurai, also published by Kegan Paul.
Chapter I O'Mino and Densuké
Chapter II Kawai San of Kandu Ku
Chapter III Takahashi Daihachir?
Chapter IV The Appearance of O'Iwa San
Chapter V 1A deep cutting through the hill. They are common features in Nippon. Many valleys are only accessible by a climb, unless mitigated by a kirid?shi, or obviated by a tunnel. Kamakura, for instance, is accessible by land in no other way. Asahina kirid?shi: there are several others
chapter VI Negotiations: The Business of a Marriage Broker (Nak?do)
chapter VII Iémon Appears
chapter VIII If Old Acquaintance be Forgot
Chapter IX Love Knots
Chapter X The Plot Against O'Iwa
Chapter XI The Plot Develops
Chapter XII Kwaiba's Revenge
Chapter XIII The Y?Taka (Night-Hawks) of Honj?
Chapter XIV The Punishment
Chapter XV Ch?bei Gets the News
Chapter XVI News Reaches Kwaiba
Chapter XVII News from Kwaiba
Chapter XVIII In The Shadow of the Go-Inky?
Chapter XIX Tamiya Yoémon: With News of Kond? Roku-Robei and Myozen The Priest
Chapter XX Kibei Dono
Chapter XXI Matters Ecclesiastical
Chapter XXII The Rites for O'Iwa San
Chapter XXIII Sanzugawa Bridgeless: The Flowerless Road Traversed by the Dead
