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Explore a significant historical collection of correspondence from Frederick Victor Dickins, a pioneer British scholar of Japanese literature. This volume, part of the Collected Works of Japanologists, provides a unique look into the scholarly exchange between Dickins and his contemporaries. The collection includes 72 letters sent to Ernest Mason Satow held in the National Archives in London, along with 49 letters addressed to Kumagusu Minakata found in the Minakata Kumagusu Archives in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture. Additionally, the book contains 6 letters to Sir Harry Parkes and others from the Jardine Matheson Archives. To round out this scholarly resource, five letters written by Dickins and originally published in The Times between 1880 and 1904 are also included. This work serves as a valuable resource for those studying the history of Japanese studies and social-cultural history through primary source transcriptions and translations.

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This volume contains 72 letters to Ernest Mason Satow sourced from the National Archives in London.

Includes 49 letters to Kumagusu Minakata from the Minakata Kumagusu Archives in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture.

Features 6 letters to Sir Harry Parkes and others from the Jardine Matheson Archives.

Contains five additional letters written by Frederick Victor Dickins that were published in The Times between 1880 and 1904.

Provides a collection of transcriptions and Japanese translations as part of the Collected Works of Japanologists series.

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Release Date
02 August 2012
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14 June 2012

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