Great Classics: 182 Japanese books in English

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• A Boy of the Hill District and Other Stories · Minakami Takitarō
• A Boy’s Sorrow and Other Stories · Kunikida Doppo
• A Certain Woman · Arishima Takeo
• A Cluster of Grapes and Other Stories · Arishima Takeo
• A Handful of Sand and Sad Toys · Ishikawa Takuboku
• A Maiden of Ancient Times · Itō Sachio
• A New Household · Tokuda Shūsei
• A New Life, Volume 1 · Shimazaki Tōson
• A New Life, Volume 2 · Shimazaki Tōson
• A New Life, Volume 3 · Shimazaki Tōson
• A New Life, Volume 4 · Shimazaki Tōson
• A Pilgrimage to Yushima · Izumi Kyōka
• A Priest's Miracle · Tayama Katai
• A Wayward Son · Kasai Zenzō
• A Woman's Life · Shimazaki Tōson
• A Woman’s Lineage, Volume 1 · Izumi Kyōka
• A Woman’s Lineage, Volume 2 · Izumi Kyōka
• Ah, Flowers in a Jade Cup · Satō Kōroku
• An Account of My Hut · Kamo no Chōmei
• An Armed City · Kuroshima Denji
• An Inquiry into the Good · Nishida Kitarō
• And Then · Natsume Sōseki
• Arakure · Tokuda Shūsei
• As If and Other Stories · Mori Ōgai
• Autumn at the Monastery and Other Stories · Nanbu Shūtarō
• Autumn in Ryōgoku · Okamoto Kidō
• Banishment by Shell · Minakami Takitarō
• Bird Shadows · Ishikawa Takuboku
• Blood of Honor, Blood of Chivalry · Izumi Kyōka
• Botchan · Natsume Sōseki
• Constellation · Arishima Takeo
• Destiny · Kōda Rohan
• Development · Iwano Hōmei
• Dysentery and Footprints · Ishikawa Takuboku
• Fingers and a Ring and Other Stories of Tokyo · Sasaki Toshirō
• Floodwater and Other Stories · Itō Sachio
• Footprints · Tokuda Shūsei
• Furusato · Shimazaki Tōson
• Haruna and Other Stories · Yokomitsu Riichi
• Hell Screen and Other Stories · Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
• Here and There in Manchuria and Korea · Natsume Sōseki
• I Am a Cat · Natsume Sōseki
• I Saw · Senge Motomaro
• Inside the Glass Doors · Natsume Sōseki
• Interlude · Tokuda Shūsei
• Izawa Ranken, Volume 1 · Mori Ōgai
• Izawa Ranken, Volume 2 · Mori Ōgai
• Izawa Ranken, Volume 3 · Mori Ōgai
• Izawa Ranken, Volume 4 · Mori Ōgai
• Izawa Ranken, Volume 5 · Mori Ōgai
• Kojidan: Tales of the Past · Minamoto no Akikane
• Kojiki: Record of Ancient Matters · Ō no Yasumaro
• Kokoro · Natsume Sōseki
• Lakeside Notes and Other Stories · Kasai Zenzō
• Lemon and Other Stories · Kajii Motojirō
• Light and Dark · Natsume Sōseki
• March 15, 1928 · Kobayashi Takiji
• Master Chōji · San’yūtei Enchō
• Master Tomioka and Other Stories · Kunikida Doppo
• Measuring Heights · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Mist and Steam at Ikaho · San’yūtei Enchō
• Mold · Tokuda Shūsei
• Moonlit Dawn and Dark Night · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Moths Are Everywhere and Other Pieces · Yokomitsu Riichi
• Mulberries · Suzuki Miekichi
• Musashino and Other Stories · Kunikida Doppo
• Nanako and Other Stories · Itō Sachio (Sachio Ito)
• Nature’s Revenge and Other Essays · Oka Asajirō
• Nihombashi · Izumi Kyōka
• Nobuko, Volume 1 · Miyamoto Yuriko
• Nobuko, Volume 2 · Miyamoto Yuriko
• Nobuko, Volume 3 · Miyamoto Yuriko
• Of One’s Own Making · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Ogin and Other Kirishitan Tales · Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
• On Earth - Those Who Lurk Beneath, Volume 1 · Shimada Seijirō
• On Earth - Those Who Lurk Beneath, Volume 2 · Shimada Seijirō
• On the Road · Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
• One Night in Harbin and Other Stories · Nanbu Shūtarō
• One Soldier and Other Stories · Tayama Katai
• Our Philosophy and Other Essays · Oka Asajirō
• Overripe · Tokuda Shūsei
• Parting and Other Stories · Kunikida Doppo
• Parting Frost · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Pillar of Fire · Kinoshita Naoe
• Pine and Wisteria · San’yūtei Enchō
• Plovers · Suzuki Miekichi
• Poems of the Monk Reigon · Yosano Reigon
• Rebellion · Toyoshima Yoshio
• Recollections of a Poet and Other Writings · Kanbara Ariake
• Saffron and Other Short Writings · Mori Ōgai
• Sanshiro · Natsume Sōseki
• Sheltering Blossoms and Other Stories · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Shikibu Alley · Izumi Kyōka
• Short Pieces for Long Days · Natsume Sōseki
• Soil · Nagatsuka Takashi
• Spring Birds and Other Poems · Kanbara Ariake
• Spring Comes in a Carriage and Other Stories · Yokomitsu Riichi
• Summer Rains and Other Stories · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Sunrise and Other Stories · Kunikida Doppo
• Takiguchi the Monk · Takayama Chōgyū
• Tales from the Kojiki · Suzuki Miekichi
• Tales of Moonlight and Rain · Ueda Akinari
• The Abe Clan · Mori Ōgai
• The Absentee Landlord · Kobayashi Takiji
• The Ariake Collection · Kanbara Ariake
• The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi, Volume 1 · Fukuzawa Yukichi
• The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi, Volume 2 · Fukuzawa Yukichi
• The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi, Volume 3 · Fukuzawa Yukichi
• The Autumn Gale · Natsume Sōseki
• The Beggar's Honor and Other Stories · Itō Noe
• The Broken Bridge · Iwano Hōmei
• The Carriage of the Seasons · Satō Sōnosuke
• The Clearing Where Bears Come and Other Stories · Sasaki Toshirō
• The Dancing Girl and Other Early Writings · Mori Ōgai
• The Descendants of Cain and Other Stories · Arishima Takeo
• The Diary of Izumi Shikibu · Izumi Shikibu
• The Doctor in Private Practice · Nagatsuka Takashi
• The Edo That Remains · Shibata Ryūsei
• The Education of Doubt and Other Essays · Oka Asajirō
• The Ever-Youthful Dandy · Mikami Otokichi
• The Factory Cell · Kobayashi Takiji
• The Family, Volume 1 · Shimazaki Tōson
• The Family, Volume 2 · Shimazaki Tōson
• The Five-Story Pagoda · Kōda Rohan
• The Flower Keeper · Yokose Yau
• The Futon · Tayama Katai
• The Future of Mankind and Other Essays · Oka Asajirō
• The Gate · Natsume Sōseki
• The Golden Demon, Volume 1 · Ozaki Kōyō
• The Golden Demon, Volume 2 · Ozaki Kōyō
• The Golden Demon, Volume 3 · Ozaki Kōyō
• The Grass Pillow · Natsume Sōseki
• The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemums · Itō Sachio
• The Heretical Faith · Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
• The Inn at Osaka · Minakami Takitarō
• The Life of Shiobara Tasuke · San’yūtei Enchō
• The Miner · Natsume Sōseki
• The Mummy’s Lipstick · Tamura Toshiko
• The Narrow Road to the Deep North · Matsuo Bashō
• The Old Master · Shimazaki Tōson
• The Paupers’ Club · Izumi Kyōka
• The Pearl Lady, Volume 1 · Kikuchi Kan
• The Pearl Lady, Volume 2 · Kikuchi Kan
• The Pearl Lady, Volume 3 · Kikuchi Kan
• The Pearl Lady, Volume 4 · Kikuchi Kan
• The Poppy, Volume 1 · Natsume Sōseki
• The Poppy, Volume 2 · Natsume Sōseki
• The Poppy, Volume 3 · Natsume Sōseki
• The Red Bird · Suzuki Miekichi
• The Rust Chippers and Other Stories · Arishima Takeo
• The Sad Father and Other Stories · Kasai Zenzō
• The Second Kiss · Kikuchi Kan
• The Sisters and Other Stories · Wakayama Bokusui
• The Sixteenth-Night Diary · Abutsu-ni
• The Spring Tide · Itō Sachio
• The Sun Wheel · Yokomitsu Riichi
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter · Anonymous
• The Tale of the Heike: Selected Episodes · Anonymous
• The Teacher and Other Stories · Nagatsuka Takashi
• The Tosa Diary · Ki no Tsurayuki
• The Two Hundred and Tenth Day · Natsume Sōseki
• The Wayfarer · Natsume Sōseki
• The Wild Geese · Mori Ōgai
• The Woman Who Drinks Poison · Iwano Hōmei
• Thieves · Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
• Things I Remember · Natsume Sōseki
• Thirteenth Night and Other Stories · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Three Panels · Izumi Kyōka
• To the Spring Equinox and Beyond, Volume 1 · Natsume Sōseki
• To the Spring Equinox and Beyond, Volume 2 · Natsume Sōseki
• To the Spring Equinox and Beyond, Volume 3 · Natsume Sōseki
• Troubled Waters and Other Writings · Higuchi Ichiyō
• Twenty Cases of Unfilial Children in Japan: Selections · Ihara Saikaku
• Two Paths and Other Essays · Arishima Takeo
• Unforgettable People and Other Stories · Kunikida Doppo
• Vanity and Unease · Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
• Velvet and Other Stories · Ishikawa Takuboku
• Vita Sexualis · Mori Ōgai
• Wandering · Iwano Hōmei
• Wayside Grass · Natsume Sōseki
• When the Cherries Ripen · Shimazaki Tōson
• Youth · Mori Ōgai