The connective tissue between these longer works is the story which follows.

Some of the selections also feel as if they have been excerpted from longer works.

All the pieces were short, and most were excerpts from longer works.

Gōkan were longer works, published from around 1807 until 1888.

Some of the elements show up in his longer works, and are even worked into the plots.

The overall story in these longer works is told through contrasting scenes.

This makes some sense for longer works such as novels, where the plot can get quite complicated.

The evening also included excerpts from two longer works.

There are several short accounts of his life and some much longer works.

Two other long works survive, both a little over 600 lines each.