Excerpt from The Romance of Discovery: A Thousand Years of Exploration and the Unveiling of ContinentsIN this four hundredth anniversary year of John Cabot's landfall in North America, I have written, at the request of my publishers, this book entitled The Romance of Discovery. It is intended to be the first of a series of three works in illustration of American history. The second volume will deal with the romance of colonization. The third will tell the story of American victories in war and diplomacy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Romance of Discovery: A Thousand Years of Exploration and the Unveiling of Continents (Classic Reprint)

History

William Elliot Griffis

Americas

Forgotten Books

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

In the Mikado's Service: A Story of Two Battle Summers in China (1901)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Excerpt from Honda the Samurai: A Story of Modern JapanThis story owes its origin to the suggestion of a publish ing friend who wanted the young people of America to know how the wonderful New Japan ﬂowered out of the roots of the Old. Further, he wished the events of the last twenty years told in the form of a story, and from an inside point of view.Now it makes a great deal of difference, when you are trying to make out the design in a stained-glass window, whether you are looking at it from the street, or within from the aisle or chancel. So, for a foreigner to know Japan, it is better to get inside of the country and tell the story of what he sees, than to look from without with alien eye.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Honda the Samurai: A Story of Modern Japan (Classic Reprint)

Children's Books

Excerpt from Verbeck of Japan a Citizen of No Country AT the direct and urgent request of the friends of the late Dr. Guido Fridolin Verbeck, Ver beck of Japan, the greatest, under God, of the makers of the new Christian nation that is com ing and even now is, l have written the story of his life, in my own way. I had no desire, nor was any desire expressed by others that I Should paint in words the picture of an immaculate saint, or set forth a being of supernal powers. Neither have i the taste or the ability to enter into the minutiae of ecclesiastical politics. Let others write of these, or do justice to his work as a churchman. L have told in outline the story of one of the nursing fathers of a nation, even of Christian Japan. I have striven to portray a faithful brother-man and a child of God, one whose tender love to his Father was shown in a life hid with Christ and a constant ministry of service to his fellow-men. L have wrought not for those who knew Verbeck, but for those who knew him not. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Verbeck of Japan a Citizen of No Country (Classic Reprint)

Asia

Excerpt from The Mikado: Institution and Person, a Study of the Internal, Political Forces of JapanFrom the launching in 1850 of Commodore Perry's ﬂagship, the Susquehanna, which I wit messed, to the end Of the life Of Mutsuhito the Great, in July, 1912, and the world events in 1915, my interest in Japan has never ﬂagged. The present volume was written in large part during the lifetime Of the august monarch, but the manuscript was withheld for much the same reasons Of delicacy that prompt one to refrain from publishing the letters Of a friend in the lifetime Of their writer. In this age, however, the people who revere their great ruler's memory should fear neither the light Of investigation nor the revelation Of a human life, in however exalted a position.Mikadoism is the symbol of all that is dear to the Japanese; yet, like all social forces, Whether religion, or the magic Of a great name, or the national ﬂag, the dogma is Often abused by its so - called friends, is made an unnecessary engine of cruelty, or is debased to selfish or mercenary purposes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Mikado: Institution and Person, a Study of the Internal, Political Forces of Japan (Classic Reprint)

William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) was the leading American scholar on Japanese history and culture at the turn of the century. In 1908, he penned this captivating book, which contains twenty charming folktales that he felt captured the true spirit of Old Japan. Some of the tales he took directly from Japanese folklore, others he adapted from Japanese legends, operas, art, and customs. A few are based solely on Griffis' own experiences with Japanese life and culture. This volume is a photo-reproduction of the original 1908 edition. It includes color reproductions of all the original illustrations, which were beautifully executed by Decorative Designers, an influential graphic design firm active during the late 19th and early 20th century.

The Firefly's Lovers and Other Fairy Tales of Old Japan

Mythology & Folk Tales

Juniper Grove

An Unabridged, Illustrated Edition To Include: The Entangled Mermaid - The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese - The Princess With Twenty Petticoats - The Cat And The Cradle - Prince Spin Head And Miss Snow White - The Boar With The Golden Bristles - The Ice King And His Wonderful Grandchild - The Elves And Their Antics - The Kabouters And The Bells - The Woman With Three Hundred And Sixty-Six Children - The Oni On His Travels - The Legend Of The Wooden Shoe - The Curly-Tailed Lion - Brabo And The Giant - The Farm That Ran Away And Came Back - Santa Klaas And Black Pete - The Goblins Turned To Stone - The Mouldy Penny - The Golden Helmet - When Wheat Worked Woe - Why The Stork Loves Holland

Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks

Classics

Watchmaker Publishing

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