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"Out of the East": Reveries and Studies in New Japan - cover

"Out of the East": Reveries and Studies in New Japan

Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan is a set of short stories by Lafcadio Hearn.
Contents:
The Dream of a Summer Day
With Kyūshū Students
At Hakata
Of the Eternal Feminine
Bits of Life and Death
The Stone Buddha
Jiujutsu
The Bed Bridal
A Wish fulfilled
In Yokohama
Yuko: A Reminiscence
Available since: 11/25/2019.
Print length: 322 pages.

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