Shadowings (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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Author: Lafcadio Hearn ISBN: 9781411464100
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: December 12, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: Lafcadio Hearn
ISBN: 9781411464100
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: December 12, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English

Written while Hearn was a professor of English literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo, Shadowings (1900) consists of three sections on various subjects. The first, “Stories from Strange Books,” contains six stories of horror folklore. The second section, "Japanese Studies," has musings on cicadas, female Japanese names, and old Japanese songs.  “Fantasies,” the last section, consists of seven additional essays,  including one on the “horror” and glory of Gothic architecture.

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Written while Hearn was a professor of English literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo, Shadowings (1900) consists of three sections on various subjects. The first, “Stories from Strange Books,” contains six stories of horror folklore. The second section, "Japanese Studies," has musings on cicadas, female Japanese names, and old Japanese songs.  “Fantasies,” the last section, consists of seven additional essays,  including one on the “horror” and glory of Gothic architecture.

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