A miscellany of ghost stories, odd tales, and curious observations by a master storyteller who penetrated Japan more deeply than any other Westerner. Lafcadio Hearn captures the folk spirit and quaint “exoticism” of a land thought at the time to be both mysterious and sinister.Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904) gained Japanese citizenship and wrote many books about Japan for Western readers.
Hearn (1850-1904) was born in Levkas, Greece, as the son of Greek and British parents. In 1869 he went to the United States and did various work, finally as a journalist. In 1890 he came to Japan and taught English in Japanese schools, and became a Japanese citizen under the name of Koizumi Yakuma. He died in Tokyo.
Robert Ervin Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, G. G. Pendarves, H. G. Wells, William Morris, Lafcadio Hearn, Abraham Merritt, Arthur Machen, Ernest Bramah, Robert W. Chambers, George MacDonald
A miscellany of ghost stories, odd tales, and curious observations by a master storyteller who penetrated Japan more deeply than any other Westerner. Lafcadio Hearn captures the folk spirit and quaint “exoticism” of a land thought at the time to be both mysterious and sinister.Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904) gained Japanese citizenship and wrote many books about Japan for Western readers.
Hearn (1850-1904) was born in Levkas, Greece, as the son of Greek and British parents. In 1869 he went to the United States and did various work, finally as a journalist. In 1890 he came to Japan and taught English in Japanese schools, and became a Japanese citizen under the name of Koizumi Yakuma. He died in Tokyo.
Robert Ervin Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, G. G. Pendarves, H. G. Wells, William Morris, Lafcadio Hearn, Abraham Merritt, Arthur Machen, Ernest Bramah, Robert W. Chambers, George MacDonald