Saksagan
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 10
Spurred by these words, Chikara seized a spear and gave battle to Waku Handaiyu, but could not hold his ground, and backing by degrees,...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 9
Ten of Kotsuke no Suke`s retainers, hearing the noise, woke up; and, drawing their swords, rushed into the front room to defend their master....
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 8
When the appointed hour came, the Ronins set forth. The wind howled furiously, and the driving snow beat in their faces; but little cared...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 7
And when at last it became evident from the letters which arrived from Yedo that Kotsuke no Suke was thoroughly off his guard, Kuranosuke...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 6
“Trouble me not,” replied Kuranosuke, “for I will not listen to your whining. Since my way of life is displeasing to you, I will...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 5
Now amongst these retainers was his principal councilor, a man called Oishi Kuranosuke, who with forty-six other faithful dependents formed a league to avenge...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 4
Shortly after this Takumi no Kami, who had sent no present, arrived at the castle, and Kotsuke no Suke turned him into ridicule even...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 3
But the councilor went home, and was much troubled, and thought anxiously about what his prince had said. And as he reflected, it occurred...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 2
The present version, translated by A. B. Mitford, is reprinted from The Fortnightly Review, London, 1870, by permission of Macmillan and Co., owners of...
The Forty-Seven Ronins part 1
Japan
Introduction
In the Eighth Century A.D. (712) the annals of the chief families of Japan were collected in a work known as the Kojiki, or...
