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Two Years in the French West Indies
An often referred to and well-respected account, mainly on Martinique, but also on Trinidad, St. Pierre, St. Kitt's, St. Lucia, Granada, etc. The author is most well-known for his …
Exotics and Retrospectives
In Exotics and Retrospectives, Lafcadio Hearn plays the role not only of tour guide, but also dreamscaper. Whether through his narrative recounting of Japanese customs and …
Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East
Lafcadio Hearn's books have charmed and captivated readers, just as the exotic subjects about which he has written have captivated him. "e;Gleanings in the Buddha-Fields"e; …
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First and Second Series
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a bewitching look into a world that few Westerners saw in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries-a world that still endures in many ways …
Romance of the Milky Way, and Other Studies & Stories
Lafcadio Hearn was a writer particularly gifted at translating a foreign aesthetic for a Western audience. Hearn's writing is always lyrical and passionate, and in this collection …
Kokoro Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life
The 15 essays collected here examine the inner spiritual life of Japan through the people that make Japan the unique place it is. The word "e;Kokoro"e; itself can be …
Chita: A Memory of Last Island
Lafcadio Hearn was an English writer who was born in Greece, lived in Ireland, and then moved to the United States. He later moved to Japan, which had a great influence on his …
Kotto: Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs
Journalist-by-trade Lafcadio Hearn used his wanderer's eye and guileless, graceful style to provide elegant chronicles for an English-speaking world fascinated by the exotic …
Kimiko, and Other Japanese Sketches
A brief but delightful insight into Japanese culture by an author who (from my experience) has consistently captured the ways of the Japanese people of the time. (Goodreads)
Some Chinese Ghosts
Dragons, artists, aristocrats, deities. Ghosts, demons. Beautiful women and brave young men. A tapestry of Chinese ghost stories by Lafcadio Hearn, a writer of Greek and Irish …
Kwaidan Stories and Studies of Strange Things
A blind musician with amazing talent is called upon to perform for the dead. Faceless creatures haunt an unwary traveler. A beautiful woman - the personification of winter at its …
Japanische Geistergeschichten - Illustrierte Fassung
Der Band Japanische Geistergeschichten enthält zwölf Geschichten aus der japanischen Folklore die sowohl die Geister der Toten als auch die Geister der Lebenden kennt.