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1	Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan more books like this by Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist A Japanese magic-lantern show is essentially dramatic. It is a play of which the dialogue is uttered by invisible personages, the actors and the scenery being only luminous shadows. Wherefore it is peculiarly well suited to goblinries and weirdnessess of all kinds; and plays in which ghosts figure are the favourite subject. -from "Of Ghosts and ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $11.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Temptation of St. Anthony by Gustave Flaubert, Professor Lafcadio Hearn (Translator) add to wishlist Fascinated for years with the life of the Egyptian anchorite known as St. Anthony (b. 250 A.D.), Flaubert spent 25 years writing his own version. His disturbing fragmented chronicle, mostly in dialogue, stresses the difficulties of the spiritual life, presenting a deeply flawed saint--bitter, greedy, and sadistic--plagued by demons both internal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Life and Literature more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist BY LAFCADIO HEARN SELECTED AND EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN ERSKINE, PH. D. PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LONDbN WILLIAM HEINEMANN COPYRIGHT, 191T BY MITCHELL McDONALD PRINTED IN U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION vii I ON READING IN RELATION TO LITERATURE i II ON THE RELATION OF LIFE AND CHARACTER TO LIT ERATURE 21 ... see all copies from $11.92! new only from $20.05! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: JAPANESE FEMALE NAMES By the Japanese a certain kind of girl is called a Rose-Girl ? Bara-Musume. Perhaps my ieader will think of Tennyson's " queen-rose of the ... see all copies from $10.16! new only from $10.16! \| first editions
5	Shadowings more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist A menagerie of observation, philosophy, musing, and storytelling, Shadowings is quirky and charming, not unlike its author, transplanted Westerner Lafcadio Hearn. In this work, Hearn takes us from an ancient Japanese legend of love and spirits to an intimate contemplation on fear to a philosophical study of feminine Japanese names. Applying both ... see all copies from $4.76! new only from $10.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Kotto: Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist 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 sensibilities of Japan. He set himself apart from others who attempted to translate the life and culture of this island country through his ability to reveal the truth of his ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $23.58! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Romance de La Vma Lactea more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn, Joan EDO (Illustrator), Pablo Nistal (Translator) add to wishlist With sensibility and affection for the Japanese culture, this volume brings together writings about ancient Japanese poetry, fantastical legends, and stories. New life is given to ancient myths and a spiritual light is cast into daily life. see all copies from $8.62! new only from $9.48!
8	The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Stories by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist see all copies from $9.92! new only from $9.92! \| first editions \| SVS
9	In Ghostly Japan more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist The Japanese have two kinds of ghosts in their folklore - the spirits of the dead, and the spirits of the living. In Ghostly Japan is a collection of twelve ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. Whether you're looking to spot the ... see all copies from $6.35! new only from $9.49! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn Including the Japanese Letters, Vol. III by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist The life and letter of Lafcadio Hearn including the Japanese Letters. Volume III. see all copies from $18.71! new only from $18.71! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn Including the Japanese Letters, Vol. II by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist The life and letters of Lafcadio Hearn including the Japanese Letters. Volume II. see all copies from $18.69! new only from $18.69! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn Including the Japanese Letters, Vol. I by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist The life and letters of Lafcadio Hearn including the Japanese Letters. Volume I. see all copies from $18.69! new only from $18.69! \| SVS
13 view cover	La Cuisine Creole more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist Published circa 1885, this pioneering work compiles the recipes of New Orleans into one volume. Celebrating the range of ethnic influences on Creole cuisine, the book contains recipes for many of the classic New Orleans dishes, desserts, and mixed drinks. see all copies from $12.79! new only from $12.79! \| SVS
14 view cover	Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan, Second Series more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist see all copies from $13.21! new only from $13.21! \| SVS
15 view cover	Chita; a memory of Lasi Island by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $26.69! new only from $28.00! \| SVS
16 view cover	Japanese Fairy Tales and Others more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist The Black Forest is not the only place where fairies beguile and animals take human shape-the shadows of Mount Fuji boast their own impressive catalogue of accounts of the weird and the wonderful. From cautionary tales to ghostly visions, the fairy stories of Japan are characterized not only by the customary amount of fantasy but also by a welcome ... see all copies from $21.27! new only from $21.27! \| SVS
17 view cover	Kokoro more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist 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 was born in Lefkada, one of the Greek Ionian ... see all copies from $12.76! new only from $12.83! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist Generally speaking, we construct for endurance, the Japanese for impermanency. Few things for common use are made in Japan with a view to durability. The straw sandals worn out and replaced at each stage of a journey; the robe consisting of a few simple widths loosely stitched together for wearing, and unstitched again for washing; the fresh ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $19.05! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Vol.2 by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist see all copies from $21.92! new only from $21.92! \| SVS
20 view cover	Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist Lafcadio Hearn's "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East." see all copies from $6.50! new only from $19.24! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist In 1889 Westerner PATRICK LAFCADIO HEARN (1850-1904)-bohemian, newspaper writer, restless traveler-arrived in Japan on a journalistic assignment, and he fell so in love with the nation and its people that he never left. This 1910 collection of essays Hearn, in his inimitable warmly intimate style, shares languid Japanese fairy tales, introduces us ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $15.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Books and Habits more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist 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 was born in Lefkada, one of the Greek Ionian ... see all copies from $6.35! new only from $11.24! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Gleanings in Buddha-Fields more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist The third book of Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese period, "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields" is a volume of philosophical essays and sketches inspired by the teachings of Buddha. Through a series of loosely connected essays, the author offers readers a wealth of insights into Japanese life, art and religion. When the book was first published in 1897, it ... see all copies from $16.36! new only from $16.36! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Letters from the Raven more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist Letters From The Raven: Being The Correspondence Of Lafcadio Hearn With Henry Watkin. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $17.27! \| first editions
25 view cover	The life and letters of Lafcadio Hearn more books like this by Professor Lafcadio Hearn add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: TO BASIL HALL CHAMBERLAIN Kiztiki, July, 1890. Dear Professor Chamberlain, ? We are still at Kizuki ? enjoying exquisite weather and delicious sea-bathing. Last ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $19.00! \| signed copies \| first editions

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