Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-268) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : 'the first foreigner on the Japanese boards' -- In the beginning -- Old Japan : new Japan -- The move to Tokyo -- A novice on the stage -- The activist years, 1878-1886 -- From English teacher to rakugoka -- In the golden age of the narrators -- Adapting European sensation fiction -- Sensation fiction as modernity -- Adapting Dickens : dystopia and modern life -- Face creams and tooth powder -- Narrating the Meiji woman -- Learning from the great Danjūrō -- A question of identity : the 'imported Japanese' -- The uncertain years, 1895-1900 -- Saved by new technology -- The end of an era, 1908 -- No different from a Japanese.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.