Project Gutenberg 2018-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 169 Watanna, Onoto 1875 1954 Babcock, Winnifred Eaton Reeve, Winnifred Eaton Eaton, Winnifred Reeve, Winifred Eaton The Honorable Miss Moonlight Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Honorable Miss Moonlight" by Onoto Watanna is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the tumultuous life of Lord Saito Gonji, a young Japanese nobleman, who finds himself caught between the expectations of his family and his longing for love. Central to the narrative is his betrothal to Ohano, a girl chosen by his parents, but Gonji's heart is captivated by Moonlight, a celebrated geisha known as the "Spider." At the start of the novel, the setting is established on a sultry evening in Japan as Gonji prepares to celebrate his upcoming marriage in the company of family and revelers. Despite the festive atmosphere, he struggles with his obligations to marry Ohano, feeling trapped and ensnared by societal expectations. Meanwhile, Moonlight emerges as a prominent figure in the tale, her rise to fame in the geisha world juxtaposed against Gonji's honorable lineage and the weight of tradition. Their paths intertwine as he is drawn to her beauty and spirit, leading to complex emotions and a conflict between duty and desire. The opening suggests a rich exploration of love, tradition, and the societal roles of men and women in early 20th-century Japan. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 270245 2025-06-23T08:05:50.338645 text/html 267277 2018-10-13T11:36:42 text/html 483300 2025-06-23T08:05:56.434602 application/epub+zip 483131 2025-06-23T08:05:51.769777 application/epub+zip 175347 2025-06-23T08:05:51.202651 application/epub+zip 548063 2025-06-23T08:06:00.129606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357945 2025-06-23T08:05:55.899609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210353 2022-09-26T10:03:17.250653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239345 2025-06-23T08:05:49.765676 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239511 2018-10-13T11:36:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18891 2025-06-23T08:06:00.277587 application/rdf+xml 17812 2025-06-23T08:05:51.300635 image/jpeg 2527 2025-06-23T08:05:51.253629 image/jpeg 89306 2018-10-13T11:36:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 435566 2018-10-13T11:36:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 440909 2025-06-23T08:05:50.454669 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 en.wikipedia