The Heart of Japan (Routledge Revivals): Glimpses of Life and Nature Far From the Travellers' Track in the Land of the Rising Sun

by Clarence Ludlow Brownell

Book Overview

This collection of commentaries and reflections on Japanese culture, first published in 1904, was written shortly after the return of two English aristocrats from five years spent immersed in the 'Land of the Rising Sun'. Their intention through these anecdotes - some humorous and charming, others tragic and thought-provoking - was to offer glimpses into the "real inner spirit of the native life," and to provide insights into the remarkable idiosyncrasies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415742234
• ISBN13: 9780415742238
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"