Frederick Hadland Davis-Legends and Myths of Ancient Japan. Gift book bound in leather

The publication is a real encyclopedia that tells about Japanese myths and legends, starting from the cycle of legends about the creation of the country, the adventures of gods and heroes to the legends associated with flowers, folk holidays and superstitions.

Each chapter of the book is devoted to a separate topic. For example, some cycles of legends are dedicated to werewolf foxes or stories related to the sea. Other chapters tell about mythical animals, supernatural creatures and Buddhist legends. The book is decorated with several hundred magnificent color reproductions of Japanese engravings of the XVII-early XX centuries.

The author of this unique collection of myths for the European reader is a professional British historian Frederick Hadland Davis. In addition to" Myths and Legends of Japan", he compiled an impressive collection of Persian myths and became the author of a ten-volume mythological encyclopedia. These and his other books were and remain extremely popular in the English-speaking world. Suffice it to say that his "Japanese Myths" were reprinted more than seventy times in the XX century. In his preface to this book, he wrote that its readers will witness how Mount Fuji was born, they will be able to walk through the corridors of the Sea Dragon Palace, visit the land of Eternal Youth and listen to the teachings of the holy hermits.