Project Gutenberg 2006-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 479 De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin) Benneville, James S. De (James Seguin) Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Produced by Clare Boothby and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals" by James S. De Benneville is a collection of supernatural tales that draw from Japanese folklore, likely composed during the early 20th century. It explores the eerie and the supernatural within the setting of Edo, entwining historical elements with themes of ghostly apparitions, societal hierarchy, and cultural practices. Core characters include Rokuzo, a good-natured servant, and Aoyama Shu[u]zen, who navigate the complexities of their world interlaced with dark and unsettling supernatural happenings. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces Rokuzo, a servant who contemplates his day as he travels home, reflecting on his thirst and social environment. He encounters a beautiful young woman struggling with a heavy burden, which he gallantly offers to help carry. This eventually leads him to a lavish residence where he is treated well, indulged in wine and food, but finds himself caught in a confusing and surreal situation marked by the supernatural. The beginning sets the tone for a world where the boundary between the mundane and the spectral is thin, inviting readers into tales that blend everyday life with Japan's rich tradition of ghost stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Tales -- Japan PL Text Folklore Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 650883 2025-06-08T12:23:29.645452 text/html 666139 2006-11-28T03:56:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 620676 2006-11-28T03:56:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 756023 2025-06-08T12:23:42.662415 application/epub+zip 760513 2025-06-08T12:23:34.517457 application/epub+zip 327301 2025-06-08T12:23:32.708455 application/epub+zip 1130091 2025-06-08T12:23:48.937387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1070125 2025-06-08T12:23:41.196430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446309 2022-09-09T12:02:03.878630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607323 2025-06-08T12:23:28.745500 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 606391 2006-11-28T03:56:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 239266 2006-11-28T03:56:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 606380 2006-11-28T03:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239025 2006-11-28T03:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20410 2025-06-08T12:23:49.095344 application/rdf+xml 26038 2025-06-08T12:23:33.307433 image/jpeg 4727 2025-06-08T12:23:33.010428 image/jpeg 726853 2025-06-08T12:23:29.711485 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog