Hiraga Noburu, Readings in Japanese History and Literature. Tokyo: Bonjinsha, 1990.
ISBN 4-89358-049-2240

Japanese title: 日本史資料選集

2 volumes. Volume one contains the texts (465 pages), volume two the glossary (496 pages).
The explanations in the glossary (語彙編) are arranged in the order of the text.
There are 260 passages in all, some complete in themselves, some excerpts from much longer works.
See the summary of the Japanese table of contents below.
ISBN 4-8938-017-5

Copies are still available from the author's widow.
6600 yen for orders to addresses in Japan, postage included.
$55.00 for orders to addresses in the United States, postage included.
Shipping to addresses in other country can be arranged, with postage changed at actual cost.
To place an order or ask for further details, contact Shyoko Hiraga via the pmjs editor or directly by post to
18741 62nd Ave. N.E.
Kenmore, WA. 98028

The author Hiraga Noburu 平賀延 (1922-84) taught Japanese literature at University of Washingon, Seattle. This book was the product of many years teaching a graduate-level course of readings in kanbun and classical Japanese.

Example from volume one: a letter writted by Fujiwara Shunzei (Toshinari)
Example from volue two: annotations to the same letter.
This is one of the ten readings included in the medieval "letters" sections (Chusei - C below).

From the table of contents (original uses historic kanji)

(period) (category)

no.
example
古代
A 外国資料

2
魏志倭人伝
B 金石文

3
高句麗好太王碑銘
C 編纂物著述

11
池亭記
D 文書

8
宇多天皇詔
E 記録

3
御堂関白記
中世 A 記録

8
名月記
B 著述編纂物

11
愚管抄
C 文書

10
源頼朝書状
近世 公文書 A 基本法規

8
鎖国令
B 一般政令

4
C 上申文書

9
D 外交文書

5
日米和親条約
近世 私文書・記録 E 書状

13
契沖書状
F 記録

4
荻生徂徠覚書
近世 著述編纂物 G 自叙伝・回想録

4
折たく柴の記
H 見聞記・随筆

4
松屋筆記
I 政治社会評論

5
夢物語
J 史書・地誌

6
日本外史
K学問・思想

うひ山ふみ
近世 公文書・記録 A 詔勅

1
終戦の詔書
B 布告・法令

11
戸籍法
C 公表・声明・宣言

4
社会民主党宣言
D 上表・上表文

1
E 上申・建白著

5
F 報告・意見書

6
伊藤博書翰
G 外交文書

10
H 国際条規

3
日英公明条約
近世 私文書・記録 I 書翰

7
森鴎外書翰
J 日記・手記・覚書

4
漱石日記
近世 著述・編纂物 K 論文・評論・伝記・回想録

15
学問のすすめ
L 文学論・評論・随筆

15
(中江兆民)
M 新聞・雑誌

15
(国民新聞)