A wreath of cloud
Murasaki Shikibu
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Murasaki Shikibu · 13 chapters
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- Literary English
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As winter drew on, the Lady of Akashi in her house by the Ōi river became very dispirited.
‘one cannot live for years on end under those depressing conditions without its changing one very much.
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- PREFACESample
- SUMMARY OF VOLUMES I AND II
- Murasaki
- The Composition of Genji
- On Genji’s Household.
- On the Time-scheme in Genji.
- Chapter I. A WREATH OF CLOUD
- Chapter II. ASAGAO
- Chapter III. THE MAIDEN
- Chapter IV. TAMAKATSURA
- Chapter V. THE FIRST SONG OF THE YEAR
- Chapter VI. THE BUTTERFLIES
- Chapter VII. THE GLOW-WORM
- Chapter VIII. A BED OF CARNATIONS
- Chapter IX. THE FLARES
- Chapter X. THE TYPHOON