Some Japanese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
'The body was cold as ice; the heart had long ceased to beat: yet there were no other signs of death.'
The phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore are in this book driven back into the world of the living. Mysterious brides melt into mist, paintings come alive, and man-eating goblins barter for redemption. Traditional Japanese folktales and legends, infused with memories of Lafcadio Hearn’s own haunted childhood, are here masterfully retold.
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The Fire Next Time
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The Driver's Seat
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Chess
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The House of Hunger
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
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The Burial of the Rats
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The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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Where Everything is Music
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The Daemon Lover
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Can Socialists be Happy?
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The Blazing World
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A Dog's Heart
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A Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
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A Dill Pickle
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Why I am a Stoic
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Transformation
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Lamb to the Slaughter
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A Hunger-Artist
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The New Dress
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Coal
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Secretary
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An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
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Night Flight
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The Burned Sinner and the Harmonious Angels
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Thousand Cranes
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Paris France
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For Art and for Life
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After Midnight
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A Poet Can Survive Everything But a Misprint
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Whatever is Rational is Tolerable
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Horsie
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The Rich Boy
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Unpacking My Library
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Tristessa
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To Read and Dream
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Family Happiness
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Lois the Witch
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The Story of an Hour
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Lady L.
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The Prose Edda
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The Umbrella
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No Coward Soul Is Mine
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Monkey King Makes Havoc in Heaven
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Requiem
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The Country of the Pointed Firs
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The Seducer’s Diary
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Closely Watched Trains
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A Lady in Kyoto
After a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland and tumultuous two decades in the United States, Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) travelled to Japan as a journalist and never returned. There he married into a samurai family, lectured at universities throughout the country, and wrote widely about Japanese society and culture.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241746875 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241746876 |
| Title | Some Japanese Ghosts |
| Author | Lafcadio Hearn |
| Series | Penguin Archive |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2025-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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