Kwaidan : stories and studies of strange things
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Kwaidan : stories and studies of strange things
（Writings on Japan by Lafcadio Hearn, v. 1）
ICG Muse , Distributed by Tuttle Shokai, 2001
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怪談 : 不思議なことの物語と研究
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Originally published in 1904 by Houghton, Mifflin
Contents of Works
- The story of Mimi-nashi-Hôïchi
- Oshidori
- The story of O-tei
- Ubazakura
- Diplomacy
- Of a mirror and a bell
- Jikininki
- Mujina
- Rokuro-kubi
- A dead secret
- Yiki-onna
- The story of Aoyagi
- Jiu-roku-zakura
- The dream of Akinosuké
- Riki-baka
- Hi-mawari
- Hôrai
- Butterflies
- Mosquitoes
- Ants
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Most of the Kwaidan, or Weird Tales, in this collection have been taken from old Japanese books, such as the Yaso-Kidan, Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho, Kokon-Chomonshu, Tama-Sudare, and Hyaku-Monogatari. Some may have had a Chinese origin: the remarkable 'Dream of Akinosuke,' for one, is certainly from a Chinese source. But the Japanese story-teller, in every case, has so recoloured and reshaped his borrowing as to naturalize it.
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