Reproduction of the original: Kimiko and Other Japanese Sketches by Lafcadio Hearn
Lafcadio Hearn's novels including: - Kimiko - The Nun of the Temple of Amida - Haru 34 pages
From the beginning of the first chapter: THE name is on a paper-lantern at the entrance of a house in the Street of the Geisha. Seen at night the street is one of the queerest in the world. It is narrow as a gangway; and the dark shining woodwork of the house-fronts, all tightly...
The name is on a paper-lantern at the entrance of a house in the Street of the Geisha. Seen at night the street is one of the queerest in the world. It is narrow as a gangway; and the dark shining wood-work of the house-fronts, all tightly closed, -each having a tiny sliding...