Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, byJ. M. W. SilverThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Sketches of Japanese Manners and CustomsAuthor: J. M. W. SilverRelease Date: July 29, 2004 [eBook #13051]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SKETCHES OF JAPANESE MANNERS ANDCUSTOMS***E-text prepared by Doshisha University, Michael Ciesielski, Sandra Brown,and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading TeamNote: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original lovely illustrations. See 13051-h.htm or 13051-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/1/3/0/5/13051/13051-h/13051-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/1/3/0/5/13051/13051-h.zip)SKETCHES OF JAPANESE MANNERS AND CUSTOMSbyJ. M. W. SILVERLieutenant Royal Marines, Light Infantry(Late of the Royal Marine Battalion for Service in Japan)Illustrated by Native Drawings,Reproduced in Fac-Simile by Means of Chromo-Lithography.LONDON1867[Illustration: Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs]TOCOLONEL SIR EDMUND SAUNDERSON PRIDEAUX, BART.DEAR SIR EDMUND,These few 'Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs' were collectedduring the years 1864-5, ...