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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things — Lafcadio Hearn

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Lafcadio Hearn

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 116 pages

"Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" is Lafcadio Hearn's collection of Japanese ghost stories, folk legends, and short essays on insects. It retells tales of the supernatural, strange encounters, and traditional beliefs in atmospheric prose. It is worth listening for its haunting folklore and its window into Japanese culture and imagination.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. KWAIDAN
  6. THE STORY OF MIMI-NASHI-HŌÏCHI
  7. OSHIDORI
  8. THE STORY OF O-TEI
  9. UBAZAKURA
  10. DIPLOMACY
  11. OF A MIRROR AND A BELL
  12. JIKININKI
  13. MUJINA
  14. ROKURO-KUBI
  15. A DEAD SECRET
  16. YUKI-ONNA
  17. THE STORY OF AOYAGI
  18. JIU-ROKU-ZAKURA
  19. THE DREAM OF AKINOSUKÉ
  20. RIKI-BAKA
  21. HI-MAWARI
  22. HŌRAI
  23. INSECT STUDIES
  24. BUTTERFLIES
  25. MOSQUITOES
  26. ANTS
  27. Notes
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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