Before the Dawn"Although Before the Dawn is the story of the author’s family and of the Meiji restoration, it is much more than that; the aftermath of the events that form its context have fundamentally altered the nature of the world we live in. Its author was a man of sophistication and erudition even though he was not given to virtuoso displays of either quality. He created this novel out of his personal and artistic needs, and out of his sense of the need of Japan and the world community to know the story he tells in it. Japan has been richly served by the original. But Toson had a worldwide as well as a Japanese audience in mind when he wrote Before the Dawn. This translation has been done in the hope of contributing to that undertaking. |
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... Mito rebels . At the time they received the order , the people in Suwa were ... ronin . Even when they heard that the rebels had entered Kozuke , they were ... ronin had entered Shinano province , then that they had entered Saku county ...
... Mito ronin approached , the Suwa force was still counting on assis- tance from the shogunal forces . But there was no sign in Wada pass of the constantly rumored force under Tanuma . There was nothing for the Suwa force to do now but ...
... Mito ronin past Iida without a fight . When they parted , the Mito ronin , grateful for Inao's work , tried to present him with a fine campaign jacket , but he would not accept it for fear of arousing the shogunate's suspi- cions . At ...