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Shadowings

by Lafcadio Hearn

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  1. STORIES FROM STRANGE BOOKS I The Reconciliation

    10:10

  2. II A Legend of Fugen-Bosatsu

    7:32

  3. III The Screen-Maiden

    8:17

  4. IV The Corpse-Rider

    7:52

  5. V The Sympathy of Benten

    16:53

  6. VI The Gratitude of the Samébito

    13:34

  7. JAPANESE STUDIES I Sémi, Part 1

    21:11

  8. I Sémi, Part 2

    19:15

  9. II Japanese Female Names, Part 1

    21:50

  10. II Japanese Female Names, Part 2

    36:44

  11. II Japanese Female Names, Part 3

    13:25

  12. III Old Japanese Songs

    45:38

  13. FANTASIES I Noctilucæ

    5:33

  14. II A Mystery of Crowds

    11:10

  15. III Gothic Horror

    15:25

  16. IV Levitation

    10:34

  17. V Nightmare-Touch

    16:06

  18. VI Readings from a Dream-book

    17:39

  19. VII In a Pair of Eyes

    6:00

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Returning to Kyoto, a samurai hopes to repair the harm caused by leaving his first wife for a more advantageous marriage. His late arrival at their old house begins a reunion whose warmth gradually takes on an unsettling meaning. This opening tale gives Lafcadio Hearn's Shadowings its blend of personal regret, remembered affection and supernatural unease.

Elsewhere, close attention to Japanese language and custom takes the place of the ghostly encounter. Hearn explains how personal names may record birth order or season, express hopes for long life, or suggest qualities associated with animals and plants. The contents also include studies of cicadas and old songs, followed by pieces on dreams and other imaginative subjects. Readers can move between stories and cultural essays, observing how a household scene, a familiar name or a small creature becomes material for reflection.

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Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was born in Greece to Irish and Greek parents, worked as a journalist in Cincinnati and New Orleans, then moved to Japan in 1890. He married Koizumi Setsu, took Japanese citizenship, and wrote a shelf of books interpreting the country for Western readers.

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