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100 1 _aWatanna, Onoto,
_d1875-1954
245 1 4 _aThe Honorable Miss Moonlight
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-10-13
508 _aProduced by Mary Glenn Krause, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Honorable Miss Moonlight" by Onoto Watanna is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the tumultuous life of Lord Saito Gonji, a young Japanese nobleman, who finds himself caught between the expectations of his family and his longing for love. Central to the narrative is his betrothal to Ohano, a girl chosen by his parents, but Gonji's heart is captivated by Moonlight, a celebrated geisha known as the "Spider." At the start of the novel, the setting is established on a sultry evening in Japan as Gonji prepares to celebrate his upcoming marriage in the company of family and revelers. Despite the festive atmosphere, he struggles with his obligations to marry Ohano, feeling trapped and ensnared by societal expectations. Meanwhile, Moonlight emerges as a prominent figure in the tale, her rise to fame in the geisha world juxtaposed against Gonji's honorable lineage and the weight of tradition. Their paths intertwine as he is drawn to her beauty and spirit, leading to complex emotions and a conflict between duty and desire. The opening suggests a rich exploration of love, tradition, and the societal roles of men and women in early 20th-century Japan. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aJapan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58091
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