Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan
Amy Lowell, Sugawara no Takasue no Musume, Izumi Shikibu and Murasaki Shikibu
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A collection of three translated diaries written during the latter part of the Heian Period (11th century A.D.). The original authors, Sugawara no Takasue no musume, Murasaki Shikibu, and Izumi Shikibu, were all women of the Japanese court; the latter two known also for their novels and poetry, respectively. - Summary by Wikisource (5 hr 50 min)
Chapters
| Introduction by Amy Lowell | 36:42 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| The Sarashina Diary Part 1 | 39:56 | Read by Elvia Quintana |
| The Sarashina Diary Part 2 | 37:29 | Read by Rapunzelina |
| The Sarashina Diary Part 3 | 25:43 | Read by Rapunzelina |
| The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Part 1 | 52:12 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
| The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Part 2 | 32:20 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
| The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu Part 3 | 44:39 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
| The Diary of Izumi Shikibu Part 1 | 42:37 | Read by Seraphina |
| The Diary of Izumi Shikibu Part 2 | 38:58 | Read by Seraphina |