Selected Ghost Stories From Kwaidan

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : WordFire +ORM
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781680573695

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Selected Ghost Stories from Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

A haunting collection of Japanese folktales, translated and interpreted by the acclaimed Irish-Greek author and Japanophile. In 1904, Lafcadio Hearn introduced Western readers to the world of Japanese folklore with his collection of ghost stories, Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. His hauntingly lyrical and complex translations, in which he often put his own twist on the traditional tale, are now regarded as preeminent classics in Japan. This volume presents seventeen of Hearn’s unforgettable stories. A blind performer plays for an audience of ghosts. A maiden reincarnates to search for her beloved. A nurse offers the ultimate sacrifice for her young charge. And a group of rokurokubi plot to end the life of a noble samurai. Whether you’re in the mood for phantoms, demons, ghouls, or ghosts, these otherworldly tales will haunt you long after you’ve finished reading.

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 095702861X

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798648621114

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

"The Shadow-maker shapes forever." The book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things or often shortened toKwaidan, is a book by Lafcadio Hearn that features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief non-fiction study on insects. Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was a writer born in Lefkada, Unites States of the IonianIslands, he is best known for his books on Japanese ghost stories and legends..

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798672877754

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, is a book by Lafcadio Hearn that features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief non-fiction study on insects.Hearn declares in his, shortly before his death, that most of these stories were translated from old Japanese texts. He also states that one of the stories - Yuki-onna - was told to him by a farmer in Musashi Province, and his was apparently the first record of it, both by his own account and according to the research of modern folklorists. Riki-Baka is based on a personal experience of Hearn's. While he does not declare it in his introduction, Hi Mawari among the final narratives in the volume seems to be a recollection of an experience in his childhood it is, setting itself apart from almost all the others, written in the first person and set in rural Wales.

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9387693031

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

A classic collection of spooky stories about spirits and goblins from ancient Japan. In the late 1800s, Lafcadio Hearn collected and retold strange and wonderful ghostly tales from old Japanese legends. In these stories, a blind poet must perform for members of a dead royal family; an old man gives up his life in exchange for blossoms on a wilting cherry tree; a man trying to comfort a strange woman crying in the dark recoils in horror on seeing her face; and a mandarin duck haunts the hunter who shot her companion. These are timeless and hair-raising stories in which humans and ghostly creatures co-exist. This new edition, with an introduction by Ruskin Bond, will leave readers spellbound.

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1660328268

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

Stories and Studies of Strange Things: A hundred thoughts suggested by the book might be written down, but most of them would begin and end with this fact of strangeness. Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904) is a book by Lafcadio Hearn that features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief non-fiction study on insects. Hearn declares in his introduction to the first edition of the book, which he wrote on January 20, 1904, shortly before his death, that most of these stories were translated from old Japanese texts. He also states that one of the stories - Yuki-onna - was told to him by a farmer in Musashi Province, and his was apparently the first record of it, both by his own account and according to the research of modern folklorists. Riki-Baka is based on a personal experience of Hearn's. While he does not declare it in his introduction, Hi-Mawari - among the final narratives in the volume - seems to be a recollection of an experience in his childhood. In the last half of the book, Hearn lists collected Chinese/Japanese superstitions and his own personal thoughts on various members of the insect world. A Great Book for Lovers of the Truly Strange!

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1375599577

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Ghost stories, English
ISBN : OCLC:1342140812

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Oriental Ghost Stories from Kwaidan, in Ghostly Japan, and Some Chinese Ghosts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lafcadio Hearn,A B Mitford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1077222092

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Samurai, Lovers, Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn,A B Mitford Pdf

CANNON BOOKS PRESENTS: Samurai, Lovers, Ghosts -- Selected stories from the works of A. B. Mitford and Lafcadio Hearn. Edited by Ron D'Alena. Discover ancient adventures and ghost stories that blend folklore and history during feudal Japan-an era of daimyo factions, wandering priests, revenge, and the SAMURAI, with their challenges of living and dying through Honor, Loyalty, Bravery, Discipline, Tradition and the Sword. A. B. MITFORD (1837 - 1916) SELECTED STORIES FROM: "Tales of Old Japan" The Forty-Seven Rônins, The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, Kazuma's Revenge, A Story of the Otokodaté of Yedo, The Wonderful Adventures of Funakoshi Jiuyémon, The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto The Ghost of Sakura. LAFCADIO HEARN (1850 - 1904) SELECTED STORIES FROM: "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" The Story of Mimi-Nashi Hoichi, Rokuro-Kubi, Jikininki, The Story of Aoyagi, Diplomacy. SELECTED STORIES FROM: "Shadowings" The Screen-Maiden, The Gratitude of the Samébito, The Reconciliation.

Author : Lafadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 147746980X

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Kwaidan by Lafadio Hearn Pdf

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim's Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

Author : Lafcadio Hearn,Keichu Takenouche
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 0530600250

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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn,Keichu Takenouche Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1406544396

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Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

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 Islands. He was the son of Surgeon-major Charles Hearn (of King's County, Ireland) and Rosa Antonia Kassimati, who had been born on Kythera, another of the Ionian Islands. In 1890, Hearn went to Japan with a commission as a newspaper correspondent, which was quickly broken off. It was in Japan, however, that he found his home and his greatest inspiration.

Author : Sean Michael Wilson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781611801972

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Lafcadio Hearn's "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan by Sean Michael Wilson Pdf

Eerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format. Over one hundred years ago, the writer Lafcadio Hearn gathered and translated into English a selection of traditional Japanese ghost/mystery stories. They were published as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In this new graphic novel, acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson retells six of these stories. All of them are very well known in Japan, where ghosts and demons are often called yokai, meaning "the mysterious and weird." Today these stories find expression mostly in movies and manga, but they remain rooted in the traditional ghost stories of the Edo era known as kaidan, which means "recited narrative of strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparitions." The book includes an afterword by William Scott Wilson, the esteemed translator and editor of Japanese texts and samurai philosophy, who puts the stories into historical context. A 2016 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Recommendation

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462900169

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Chinese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

Chinese Ghost Stories offers a selection of entertaining Chinese tales of the fantastical and paranormal. Author Lafcadio Hearn had a great affinity for the traditional ghost stories of China, and these stories clearly inspired him as he penned subsequent works. Set in richly atmospheric locales, these tales speak of heroic sacrifice, chilling horror, eerie beauty and otherworldly intervention. The six ghost stories include: The Soul of the Great Bell The Story of Ming Yi The Legend of Zhi Nu The Return of Yan Zhenjing The Tradition of the Tea Plant The Tale of the Porcelain God This completely reset and pinyin-converted edition of Hearn's classic work contains a new foreword by Victoria Cass, which places the stories, their author, and his love for the strange and mysterious into perspective. If you're seeking insights into the traditional Chinese world of ghosts, goblins and demons--or just want to feel a chill run down your spine on a dark and lonely night--then this book is the perfect companion.

Author : Lafcadio Hearn,Keichu Takenouche
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 129640546X

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn,Keichu Takenouche Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.