Warriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories

by Yei Theodora Ozaki · 1909

Ten retold Japanese legends of archers, knights and goblins: Tametomo bends his mighty bow, Yorimasa dies after the battle of the bridge, and the giant priest Benkei is bested by young Yoshitsune. The tales end with the Bowl-Wearing Princess and Lazy Taro, the idler who wins a lord's daughter.

Books mentioned in Warriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories (1)

• The Japanese Fairy Book by Yei Theodora Ozaki: “The kind reception given to "The Japanese Fairy Book" has encouraged me to venture on a second volume of stories from Japan.”