Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, Paperback - Lafcadio Hearn

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Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Lafcadio HearnIllustration(s): over 20 full-color woodblock printsNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022...

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850 1904), known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was an international writer, known best for his books about Jap...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Lafcadio HearnNumber of pages: 224Collection: Little Clothbound ClassicsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 11...

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