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The "Unworthy One" Stories
about Mr. Nakamura in Japan

in Manly P. Hall's Journals

In Mr. Hall's Journals "The 'Unworthy One'" is the collective title of 36 unusual stories about Mr. K. Nakamura, a brilliant antique dealer in Kyoto, Japan, who refers to himself modestly as an unworthy one. The stories have gentle and delightful twists, and are all in good taste.

Click on any story title and you will be taken to the appropriate Journal. Most browsers will take you immediately to that story. If yours doesn't, you can scroll down to find the given page number.
  1. A Philosopher of Good Parts, page 31

  2. The Soul Detective, page 22

  3. The Connoisseurs, page 38

  4. A Matter of Some Importance, page 54

  5. Chairman of the Committee, page 29

  6. Mr. Nakamura Wears His Best Suit, page 52

  7. St. Nicholas Nakamura, page 26

  8. Master of the Jade Pavilion, page 33

  9. The Chamber of Unhappy Spirits, page 44

  10. Dragon Tales, page 69

  11. In the Interest of Science, page 96

  12. A Ghost Story, page 67

  13. A Matter of Reflection, page 27

  14. The National Treasure, page 41

  15. Mr. Netsuke, page 31

  16. To Rest in Peace, page 22

  17. The Reading of the Will, page 24

  18. The Virtuosi, page 52

  19. House of the Tengu, page 37

  20. To Ourselves Alone, page 43

  21. Gate of the Foxes, page 32

  22. Masters of Invisibility, page 40

  23. A Valued Customer Returns, page 31

  24. Guardians of the Threshold, page 47

  25. The Portrait, page 37

  26. The Dog Men, page 51

  27. The Shopping Tour, page 27

  28. The Cave of the Grim Faced Saints, page 31

  29. The Haunted Gong, page 30

  30. The Sign of the Cross, page 28

  31. The Expertisers, page 54

  32. Honorable Son, page 52

  33. The Hour of the Ox, page 58

  34. On Circumstantial Evidence, page 49

  35. Mr. Nakamura's Good Deed, page 52

  36. Old Woman Goes Home, page 55

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