What you are about to read is an account taken from A.B. Mitford's work "Tales of Old Japan" circa 1871. Seppuku (hara-kiri) was a Japanese suicide ritual often performed by Samurai. Up until this point no one in the Western world had witnessed it, or even believed that it was real. The events below detail an actual eyewitness account of Japanese ritualistic suicide by a foreigner. A foreigner who happened to record and write about the event in detail...and in English. The Foreword is written by Daniel DiMarzio. Additional historic material related to hara-kiri is also given. In addition the original English version of the now famous "Forty-Seven Ronin" story written circa 1871 is provided.
- ISBN10 1300699809
- ISBN13 9781300699804
- Publish Date 2 February 2013
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 February 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64
- Language English