Project Gutenberg 2018-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 170 Watanna, Onoto 1875 1954 Babcock, Winnifred Eaton Reeve, Winnifred Eaton Eaton, Winnifred Reeve, Winifred Eaton Read, Opie Percival 1852 1939 Read, Opie P. Miss Numè of Japan: A Japanese-American Romance Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Miss Numè of Japan: A Japanese-American Romance" by Onoto Watanna is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a rich tapestry of cultural intersections, primarily focusing on the lives of two central characters, Orito Takashima and Numè Watanabe, childhood friends from wealthy Japanese families whose fathers have arranged their marriage. However, Orito's educational pursuits lead him to America, creating a backdrop of longing and cultural exploration as both characters navigate their personal desires against the expectations placed upon them by society and family. The opening of the novel introduces Orito and Numè's childhood bond, established through their fathers' ambitions. At just ten years old, Numè's carefree joy contrasts sharply with Orito's impending departure to study in America, which is proposed as a means to secure a brighter future. This sets the stage for deep emotional undercurrents, particularly in Numè, who reacts defiantly against the notion of Orito's absence. The narrative then shifts to present interactions with different characters onboard a steamer heading to Japan, including the spirited American girl Cleo Ballard, hinting at future romantic entanglements and cultural misunderstandings. The beginning effectively establishes the central themes of love, ambition, and the tension between tradition and modernity that will drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels 325734 2025-07-23T08:29:59.361950 text/html 333790 2018-11-18T06:50:56 text/html 632131 2025-07-23T08:30:04.590921 application/epub+zip 633230 2025-07-23T08:30:00.184928 application/epub+zip 180995 2025-07-23T08:29:59.748921 application/epub+zip 776306 2025-07-23T08:30:08.459906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717402 2025-07-23T08:30:04.118947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266394 2022-09-26T12:21:32.137155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288410 2025-07-23T08:29:58.551935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288159 2018-11-18T06:50:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288150 2018-11-18T06:50:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21270 2025-07-23T08:30:08.602872 application/rdf+xml 31868 2025-07-23T08:29:59.842920 image/jpeg 4319 2025-07-23T08:29:59.795910 image/jpeg 107815 2018-11-18T06:50:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 611711 2018-11-18T06:50:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 107755 2018-11-18T06:50:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 619863 2025-07-23T08:29:59.415948 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 en.wikipedia