Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan

Onoto Watanna

Macmillan, 1904 - Girls - 397 pages

From the Chinese-British Canadian author Winnifred Eaton, writing under a pseudonym, comes the story of two Japanese girls, identical sisters. One, Sado-ko, is a princess; the other Masago, a lowly country maid. Both are unhappy with their intended fiances and destinies and when they meet, a plan is made to exchange identities.

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• Title: Daughters of Nijo: A Romance of Japan; Part 1904 of Daughters of Nijo, Onoto Watanna
• Author: Onoto Watanna
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1904
• Length: 397 pages