Warriors of Old Japan and Other Stories

Warriors of Old Japan and Other Stories written by Yei Theodora Ozaki. AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE FAIRY BOOK. ILLUSTRATED BY SHUSUI OKAKURA AND OTHER JAPANESE ARTISTS. Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY in 1909. Yei Theodora Ozaki was an early 20th century translator of Japanese short stories and fairy tales. Her translations were fairly liberal but have been popular, and were reprinted several times after her death. According to "A Biographical Sketch" by Mrs. Hugh Fraser, included in the introductory material to Warriors of old Japan, and other stories, Ozaki came from an unusual background. She was the daughter of Baron Ozaki, one of the first Japanese men to study in the West, and Bathia Catherine Morrison, daughter of William Morrison, one of their teachers. Her parents separated after five years of marriage, and her mother retained custody of their three daughters until they became teenagers. At that time, Yei was sent to live in Japan with her father, which she enjoyed.