There are four posts in
The Copy Book credited to
Joseph Longford.
(In the case of some authors, the list may include translations
and paraphrases.)
1
The Shimabara Rebellion
ByJoseph Longford
Forty thousand men, women and children, the last survivors of Japans’s
persecuted Christian population, took refuge without earthly hope in a seaside castle.
2
Hideyoshi Changes His Mind
ByJoseph Longford
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Chancellor of the Realm and Imperial Regent of Japan,
was inclined to encourage Christianity until he found out why European Powers were so keen on it.
3
The Changing Face of Japan
ByJoseph Longford
Joseph Longford described how Japan had changed from the day he
first joined the Japan Consular Service to the day he retired as Consul in Nagasaki.
4
The Cherry Tree
ByJoseph Longford
In the Great War, the Japanese were among Britain’s allies,
and the Japanese cherry was a symbol of the courage demanded by the times.
