Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series by Lafcadio Hearn

"Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series" by Lafcadio Hearn is a collection of travel sketches published in 1894. Drawing from his first years in Japan between 1890 and 1893, Hearn presents impressionistic portraits of a nation he found mysterious and enchanting. The work explores Japanese religion, folklore, landscapes, and daily life, celebrating what he saw as an ancient civilization untouched by Western influence. His romantic vision both captivated and later sparked debate about how the West perceives the East. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904
Title Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glimpses_of_Unfamiliar_Japan
Contents My first day in the Orient -- The writing of Kobodaishi -- Jizo -- A pilgrimage to Enoshima -- At the market of the dead -- Bon-odori -- The chief city of the province of the gods -- Kitzuki: the most ancient shrine in Japan -- In the cave of the children's ghosts -- At Mionoseki -- Notes on Kitzuki -- At Hinomisaki -- Shinju -- Yaegaki-Jinja -- Kitsune.
Credits Produced by John Orford
Reading Level Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject Japan -- Description and travel
Subject Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 -- Homes and haunts -- Japan
Subject Japan -- Religious life and customs
Category Text
eBook-No. 8130
Release Date
Last Update Dec 26, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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