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The most beautiful sight in Japan, and certainly one of the most beautiful in the world, is the distant apparition of Fuji on cloudless days, -more especially days of spring and autumn, when the greater part of the peak is covered with late or with early snows

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"Exotics and Retrospectives" from Lafcadio Hearn. International writer, known best for his books about Japan (1850-1904).

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Exotics and Retrospectives is a collection of essays and short stories written by Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Irish author who lived in Japan and became known for his writings on Japanese culture and folklore. The book is divided into two parts: Exotics, which features essays on... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Exotics and Retrospectives by Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn, born 1850 in Greece, went to Japan when he was 40 years old and became a Japanese citizen only six years later. His writings about Japan from the beginning of the Meiji era, when the country was just opening to the West, remain among the most important explanations... Read Full Overview

Exotics and Retrospectives, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Exotics and Retrospectives is a collection of essays written by Lafcadio Hearn, a writer and journalist who spent much of his life in Japan. The book is divided into two sections: Exotics and Retrospectives. Exotics features essays about Hearn's experiences in Japan, including... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview