Some Chinese Ghosts

by Lafcadio Hearn

Overview

I think that my best apology for the insignificant size of this volume is the very character of the material composing it. In preparing the legends I sought especially for weird beauty; and I could not forget this striking observation in Sir Walter Scott’s “Essay on Imitations of the Ancient Ballad”: “The supernatural, though appealing to certain powerful emotions very widely and deeply sown amongst the human race, is, nevertheless, a spring which is peculiarly apt to lose its elasticity by being too much pressed upon.” 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473376700
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	07/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	106
File size:	385 KB

About the Author

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In the United States, Hearn is also known for his writings about the city of New Orleans based on his ten-year stay in that city.

Table of Contents

	The Soul of the Great Bell	11
	The Story of Ming-Y	29
	The Legend of Tchi-Niu	71
	The Return of Yen-Tchin-King	97
	The Tradition of the Tea-Plant	115
	The Tale of the Porcelain-God	143
	Notes	175
	Glossary	185