The curious casebook of Inspector Hanshichi : detective stories of old Edo

The curious casebook of Inspector Hanshichi : detective stories of old Edo /

"That year, quite a shocking incident occurred. . . ." So reminisces old Hanshichi in a story from one of Japan's most beloved works of popular literature, Hanshichi torimonochô. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kidô's best-known work inaugurated the his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Okamoto, Kidō, 1872-1939
Other Authors: MacDonald, Ian McCullough
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Japanese
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
1600 - 1868
FICTION > Mystery & Detective > Short Stories.
Manners and customs
Tokyo (Japan) > Social life and customs > 1600-1868 > Fiction.
Tōkyō (Japon) > Mœurs et coutumes > 1600-1868 > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Japan > Tokyo
Detective and mystery stories, Japanese.
Detective and mystery stories, Japanese
Fiction
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • The Ghost of Ofumi
  • The Stone Lantern
  • The Death of Kampei
  • The Room Over the Bathhouse
  • The Dancer's Curse
  • The Mystery of the Fire Bell
  • The Daimyo's Maidservant
  • The Haunted Sash Pond
  • Snow Melting in Spring
  • Hiroshige and the River Otter
  • The Mansion of Morning Glories
  • A Cacophony of Cats
  • BENten's Daughter
  • The Mountain Party.

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