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Lafcadio Hearn

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Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)

Born 1850
Died 1904

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  • Cover of: Kwaidan: stories and studies of strange things

    Cover of edition kwaidanstories00hearrich Cover of edition kwaidanghoststor00hear First published in 1904 — 42 editions
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  • Cover of: Kokoro: hints and echoes of Japanese inner life

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  • Cover of: Chita: a memory of Last island

    Cover of edition cu31924022251403 Cover of edition chitamemoryoflas00hearuoft Cover of edition chitamemory00hearrich Cover of edition memoryoflaschita00hearrich Cover of edition chitamemoryoflas0000hear First published in 1886 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: Japan: an attempt at interpretation

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  • Cover of: Some Chinese ghosts

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  • Cover of: Two years in the French West Indies

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  • Cover of: Gleanings in Buddha-fields: studies of hand and soul in the Far East.

    Cover of edition gleaningsinbuddh00hearrich Cover of edition gleaningsinbuddh0000hear First published in 1897 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

    Cover of edition glimpsesofunfami0000hear First published in 1894 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Exotics and retrospectives

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  • Cover of: Out of the east: reveries and studies in new Japan

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  • Cover of: In ghostly Japan

    First published in 1899 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Youma: the story of a West-Indian slave

    Cover of edition cu31924022250496 Cover of edition youmastoryawest02heargoog Cover of edition youmastoryawest00heargoog First published in 1890 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: A Japanese miscellany

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  • Cover of: Shadowings (Tut Books)

    Cover of edition shadowings00hear Cover of edition shadowings00heariala Cover of edition shadowings00hear Cover of edition shadowings03heargoog Cover of edition shadowings00heargoog First published in 1900 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Pre-Raphaelite and other poets: lectures.

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  • Cover of: Books and habits: from the lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

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  • Cover of: Stray leaves from strange literature: stories reconstructed form the Anvari-Soheili, Baital Pachisi, Mahabharata, Pantchatantra, Gulistan, Talmud, Kalewa, etc.

    Cover of edition strayleavesfroms00heariala Cover of edition strayleaves00hearrich Cover of edition strayleavesfrom00heargoog Cover of edition strayleavesfrom00conggoog First published in 1884 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Appreciations of poetry

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  • Cover of: Interpretations of literature.

    First published in 1915 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Life and literature

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Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)

Born 1850
Died 1904

Subjects

Description and travel, Folklore, Social life and customs, History and criticism, Civilization, Fiction, Literature, American Authors, Buddhism, English literature, Correspondence, English poetry, Biography, Folklore, japan, Translations into English, Homes and haunts, Japan, social life and customs, Japanese poetry, Fiction, short stories (single author), Japan, civilization, Tales, Travel, Fairy tales, Manners and customs, short stories

Places

Japan, China, Martinique, New Orleans (La.), United States, French West Indies, Cincinnati, Great Britain, Louisiana, New Orleans, Alabama, Baker Street, England, English-speaking countries, Japon, Japón, Jefferson, Lesser Antilles, London, Matsue-shi (Japan), Matsue-shi Region, Mississippi, Ohio, Owl Creek Bridge, Tokyo

People

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935), Berenice, Egaeus, Elizabeth Bisland (1861-1929), Henry Watkin, Masakazu Toyama (1848-1900), Alfred Tennyson Tennyson Baron (1809-1892), Archie, Aylmer, Caddy, Colonel Sartoris, Dilsey, Duncan Ross, Emily Grierson, Father Time, Gautama Buddha, Georgiana, Grant Allen (1848-1899), Henry Watkin (1824-1910), Homer Barron, Jabez Wilson, Jailer, Jason, Jesus

Time

19th century, 1868-1912, 18th century, 1801-1900, 1861-65, 1865-1918, 1870-1914, 1872-1887, 1890, 1903, 19e siècle, 19th and 20th cent, 20th century, Antebellum era, Early modern, 1500-1700

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Alternative names

  • Hearn, Lafcadio
  • Lafcadio, Hearn
  • Lafcadio] 1850-1904 [Hearn
  • Hearn Lafcadio
  • Lafcadio Heasrn
  • Koizumi,Yakumo 小泉,八雲 (1850-1904)
  • Yakumo Koizumi

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
July 31, 2018 Edited by DriniBot removing erroneous .comment
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
May 19, 2014 Edited by Alessandro Francesco Pernice Added new photo
October 27, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Internet Archive item record