Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

LibriVox recording of Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan by Amy Lowell; Murasaki Shikibu; Izumi Shikibu; Sugawara no Takasue no Musume. (Translated by Annie Shepley Omori; Kochi Doi.) Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. 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 For further information, including links