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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan by Donald (FRW) Lafcadio; Richie Hearn
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Tuttle Classics
In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Fiction
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Classic Fiction
At the turn of the twentieth century, Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was instrumental in introducing Western readers to Japanese culture and literature. Raised in Dublin and a longtime resident of the United States, the writer, translator, and teacher arrived in Japan in 1890 and spent the rest of his life ...Show more
In Ghostly Japan (Dodo Press) by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Fiction
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), also known as Koizumi Yakumo after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his books about Japan. He is especially well-known for his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. Hearn w ...Show more
In Ghostly Japan: Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Classic Fiction
'Think not that dreams appear to the dreamer only at night, the dream of this world of pain appears to us even by day.' In this book, famed author Lafcadio Hearn presents 14 fascinating stories — including deathless ghosts and yokai, local folklore and haunted places, as well as Buddhist traditions. Th ...Show more
In a Japanese Garden Colouring Book by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Art and Design
Featuring elegant designs, In a Japanese Garden colouring Book is the perfect stress-reliever for fans of classical Japanese art and literature. For centuries, Japanese artists have honoured simple beauty in prints, paintings and books. This adult colouring book recreates 23 artworks for you to colour i ...Show more
Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Classics
New in Penguin Japanese Classics- ghost stories from a master recounter of the macabre Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics- a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th century writers, with covers inspired by Japanese art and design. Taking us from a sun-drenched affair in ...Show more
Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Classic Fiction
In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living, and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help. Here are all the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore: "rokuro-kub ...Show more
Japanese Ghost Stories + CD, Level 3, Pearson Active Reader by Hearn, Lafcadio
Category: Learning Material & Coursework (ELT) | Series: Pearson English Active Readers, Level 3
Pearson English Active Readers present stories carefully written and graded across five levels for teachers of English who want to activate their students' language through reading, . From original stories, classic and contemporary fiction, to film adaptations and nonfiction titles, an integrated skil ...Show more
Japanese Tales of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn; Andrei Codrescu; Jack Zipes
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales Ser.
A collection of twenty-eight brilliant and strange stories, inspired by Japanese folk tales and written by renowned Western expatriate Lafcadio HearnLafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was one of the nineteenth century's best-known writers, his name celebrated alongside those of Mark Twain and Robert Louis Steve ...Show more
Kokoro: An Intimate Portrait of Japanese Inner Life by Lafcadio Hearn
Category: Classic Fiction
'The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan, for which reason they have been grouped under the title Kokoro (heart). [This] word signifies also mind, in the emotional sense; spirit; courage; resolve; sentiment; affection; and inner meaning, just as we say ...Show more