This book examines the large community of sake brewer-moneylenders in Japan's capital city, focusing on their rise to prominence from the mid-1300s to 1550.
He withdraws from society and, poor and lonely, he develops a plan to murder a greedy old moneylender. Surely the murder of one worthless old woman would be excused, even approved of, if it made possible a thousand good deeds? But this crime is just ..
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1902 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVI GERMANY, FRANCE, RUSSIA, AND CHINA So far we have dealt with the four Powers chiefly concerned i..
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876. Excerpt: ... LITERARY SELECTIONS PRACTICE IN SPELLING. OUR CULTIVATED NATIVE PLANTS. Most of the fruits which grow on t..
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