Lafcadio Hearn
The improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan.
Some Japanese Ghosts
Lafcadio Hearn
Of Ghosts and Goblins
Lafcadio Hearn; Cover illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Japanese Ghost Stories
Lafcadio Hearn; Edited with an Introduction by Paul Murray
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Gustave Flaubert Translated by Lafcadio Hearn; Introduction by Michel Foucault
Some Chinese Ghosts
Lafcadio Hearn