# A Daughter of the Samurai — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Daughter of the Samurai by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates her sacred memories to her two mothers, honoring their love and influence despite their vastly different lives and environments.
- [Acknowledgment to Nancy Virginia Austen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/acknowledgment-to-nancy-virginia-austen.md): The author expresses gratitude to Nancy Virginia Austen for her friendship, encouragement, and practical support, which inspired the author to collect and share the fading spirit of the samurai with contemporary readers.
- [A Daughter of the Samurai](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/a-daughter-of-the-samurai.md): The opening chapter introduces Etsu-bo's early life in a samurai household in Nagaoka, detailing her family's strict adherence to samurai codes, her mother's quiet strength, and the cultural expectations placed upon her 
- [I: Winters in Echigo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/i-winters-in-echigo.md): The narrator describes the harsh winters of Echigo province, the family's home in Nagaoka, and the household's history after the Restoration. She recounts how her mother burned the family mansion to prevent its capture, 
- [Curly Hair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/ii-curly-hair.md): Etsu-bo recalls her childhood struggles with her naturally curly hair, which was considered ugly and animal-like in Japan. She endures painful treatments to straighten it and faces humiliation at her seventh-year celebra

> 30 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se_719kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Days of Kan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/iii-days-of-kan.md)
- [The Old and the New](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/iv-the-old-and-the-new.md)
- [Falling Leaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/v-falling-leaves.md)
- [A Sunny New Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/vi-a-sunny-new-year.md)
- [The Wedding That Never Was](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/vii-the-wedding-that-never-was.md)
- [Two Ventures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/viii-two-ventures.md)
- [The Story of a Marionette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/ix-the-story-of-a-marionette.md)
- [X: The Day of the Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/x-the-day-of-the-bird.md)
- [XI: My First Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xi-my-first-journey.md)
- [Travel Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xii-travel-education.md)
- [XIII: Foreigners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xiii-foreigners.md)
- [Lessons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xiv-lessons.md)
- [How I Became a Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xv-how-i-became-a-christian.md)
- [Sailing Unknown Seas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xvi-sailing-unknown-seas.md)
- [First Impressions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xvii-first-impressions.md)
- [Strange Customs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xviii-strange-customs.md)
- [XIX: Thinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xix-thinking.md)
- [XX: Neighbours](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xx-neighbours.md)
- [New Experiences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxi-new-experiences.md)
- [Flower in a Strange Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxii-flower-in-a-strange-land.md)
- [Chiyo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxiii-chiyo.md)
- [XXIV: In Japan Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxiv-in-japan-again.md)
- [Our Tokyo Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxv-our-tokyo-home.md)
- [XXVI: Tragic Trifles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxvi-tragic-trifles.md)
- [XXVII: Honourable Grandmother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxvii-honourable-grandmother.md)
- [Sister's Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxviii-sister-s-visit.md)
- [A Lady of Old Japan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxix-a-lady-of-old-japan.md)
- [The White Cow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxx-the-white-cow.md)
- [Worthless Treasures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxxi-worthless-treasures.md)
- [The Black Ships](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/xxxii-the-black-ships.md)

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