{"product_id":"9781435166783","title":"Tales of the Samurai: Illustrated Edition","description":"In this lavishly illustrated volume, A.B. Mitford presents ancient Japanese tales filled with action, romance, and the supernatural. Proud lords and their loyal retainers, a brave samurai and his faithless wife, a vampire cat, and howling spirits are all featured in the engaging stories that follow, including:\u003cp\u003e*   \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-Seven Rōnin: \u003c\/i\u003eIn this account of fierce heroism, a band of rōnin—masterless samurai who wander the country as somewhat disreputable knights errant—swear to lay down their lives to avenge their lord, who was condemned to \u003ci\u003ehara kiri\u003c\/i\u003e and his property and castle forfeited to the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*   \u003ci\u003eHow Tajima Shumé was Tormented by a Devil of his Own Creation:\u003c\/i\u003e When a traveling rōnin amasses great wealth with a dead priest’s money, he finds himself confronted with a fearful vision of the man he murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e *    \u003ci\u003eThe Badger’s Money\u003c\/i\u003e: An old priest takes pity on a helpless badger that asks to enter his warm cottage so that it may live through a bitterly cold night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices covering \u003ci\u003ehara kiri\u003c\/i\u003e and funeral rites conclude this collection of mesmerizing stories about Japanese life in days of yore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fall River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42371228041277,"sku":"9781435166783","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781435166783_p0.jpg?v=1771584452","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781435166783","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}