Some Chinese Ghosts (Classic Reprint)
Some Chinese Ghosts (Classic Reprint)

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-16

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781528150620

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Excerpt from Some Chinese Ghosts By the labors of linguists like Julien, Pavie, Remusat, De Rosny, Schlegel, Legge, hervey-saint-denys, Williams. Biot, Giles, Wylie, Beal, and many other Sinologists. TO such great explorers, indeed, the realm of Cathayan story belongs by right of discovery and con quest; yet the humbler traveller who follows wonderingly after them intothe vast and mysterious pleasure-grounds of Chinese fancy may surely be permitted to cull a few of the marvellous flowers there growing, a self-luminous hwa wang, a black lily, a phosphoric rose or two, - as souvenirs of his curious voyage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Some Chinese Ghosts
Some Chinese Ghosts

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher:

Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789357965569

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Some Chinese Ghosts, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Some Chinese Ghosts
Some Chinese Ghosts

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-16

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781330112250

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Excerpt from Some Chinese Ghosts 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." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Some Chinese Ghost
Some Chinese Ghost

Author: Lafgadio Hearn

Publisher:

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780857928368

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This is a facsimile reprint of the original book by Lafgadio Hearn, rebuilt using the latest technology. There are no poor, missing or blurred pages and all photographic images have been professionally restored. At Yokai Publishing we believe that by restoring this title to print it will live on for generations to come.

Some Chinese Ghosts
Some Chinese Ghosts

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher: Library of America

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1598536249

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Lafcadio Hearn was one of the most extraordinary figures in America literature, a journalist and novelist who became, later in life, a major literary icon in his adopted nation of japan. Some Chinese Ghosts (1887), a stylized retelling of ancient legends, was one of his earliest books, a foreshadowing of his later fascination with Asian themes. This collection of six stories reveals his deep fascination with the “weird beauty” of Chinese folk-tales. Because he himself knew little of the Chinese language, Hearn relied on European Sinologists to help him create his own versions and understand the historical and linguistic allusions. “To such great explorers,” he acknowledged in a preface, “the realm of Cathayan story belongs by right of discovery and conquest; yet the humbler traveller who follows wonderingly after them into the vast and mysterious pleasure-grounds of Chinese fancy may surely be permitted to cull a few of the marvellous flowers there growing.”

SOME CHINESE GHOSTS
SOME CHINESE GHOSTS

Author: Lafcadio 1850-1904 Hearn

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781373622563

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Leaves from the Diary of an Impressionist
Leaves from the Diary of an Impressionist

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781527688339

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Excerpt from Leaves From the Diary of an Impressionist: Creole Sketches and Some Chinese Ghosts On the right of this street, which is in the old Creole quarter, is a house where Hearn once had his lodgings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Some Chinese Ghosts
Some Chinese Ghosts

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher:

Published: 2014-08-13

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781500825232

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"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.' "Those desirous to familiarize themselves with Chinese literature as a whole have had the way made smooth for them by the labors of linguists like Julien, Pavie, Rémusat, De Rosny, Schlegel, Legge, Hervey-Saint-Denys, Williams, Biot, Giles, Wylie, Beal, and many other Sinologists. To such great explorers, indeed, the realm of Cathayan story belongs by right of discovery and conquest; yet the humbler traveller who follows wonderingly after them into the vast and mysterious pleasure-grounds of Chinese fancy may surely be permitted to cull a few of the marvellous flowers there growing,--a self-luminous hwa-wang, a black lily, a phosphoric rose or two,--as souvenirs of his curious voyage." L.H. NEW ORLEANS, March 15, 1886. CONTENTS THE SOUL OF THE GREAT BELL THE STORY OF MING-Y THE LEGEND OF TCHI-NIU THE RETURN OF YEN-TCHIN-KING THE TRADITION OF THE TEA-PLANT THE TALE OF THE PORCELAIN-GOD NOTES GLOSSARY