Project Gutenberg 2006-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 390 De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin) Benneville, James S. De (James Seguin) The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clare Boothby and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari" by James S. De Benneville is a fictional work, likely written in the early 20th century. This tale explores themes of love, betrayal, and the haunting consequences of vengeful spirits, centering around the character O'Iwa, who becomes a tragic figure driven by rage after experiencing deep betrayal from those she loved. The narrative is entrenched in Japanese folklore and offers insight into the traditional concepts of ghosts and their interactions with the living. The opening of "The Yotsuya Kwaidan" introduces the setting of Edo during the Tokugawa period, where the shrine of O'Iwa Inari stands as a testament to the belief in the supernatural. O'Iwa, a figure caught in a tragic web of betrayal, is poised to exact vengeance on those who conspire against her. The narrative explains the social context of her story, delving into the bureaucratic life of minor officials and hinting at the underlying tensions and intrigues that pervade their world. As we are introduced to O'Iwa's backstory and the dynamics of her relationships, the stage is set for the unfolding drama that intertwines love, tragedy, and the inevitable desire for revenge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tales -- Japan PL Text Folklore Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 645919 645923 2024-10-08T15:43:46.608054 2023-09-09T06:17:08.581118 text/html text/html 668367 2006-11-28T03:49:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 808193 2006-11-28T03:49:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 936668 2024-10-08T15:43:59.146448 application/epub+zip 940903 2024-10-08T15:43:50.897454 application/epub+zip 335920 2024-10-08T15:43:49.222470 application/epub+zip 1228546 2024-10-08T15:44:05.439374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1169632 2024-10-08T15:43:57.760421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447161 2022-09-09T12:01:39.403424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597370 597285 2024-10-08T15:43:45.390006 2023-09-09T06:17:07.621063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 595927 2006-11-28T03:49:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 235648 2006-11-28T03:49:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 595919 2006-11-28T03:49:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235477 2006-11-28T03:49:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21037 2024-10-08T15:44:05.584385 application/rdf+xml 17266 2024-10-08T15:43:49.807726 image/jpeg 4034 2024-10-08T15:43:49.511454 image/jpeg 901213 2024-10-08T15:43:46.678984 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog