A Study of Forgotten Writers and their Works from the Meiji Era: Rediscovering Bourubyoushibon Novels from Around 1887

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This project's objectives were: 1) to uncover forgotten literary works, many of them bound in a popular western-style binding called "bourubyoushibon" from around 1887 (the 20th year of Emperor Meiji's reign), 2) to consider whether they were worth reassessing, and 3) if so, to analyze them. Specifically, I unearthed and examined the novel "Kettoujou" by Hagikura, Kouzou (pen name Nankadou Mushoudoujin),and "Kokkeishinwa Meijiryukou Usohappyaku" (retitled "Ningenbanji Uso no Yononaka" when it was reissued as a bourubyoushibon) by Takase, Shinkei (pen name Kikutei, Shizuka).