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"I think that my best apology for the insignificant size of this volume is the very character of the material composing it. In preparing the legends I sought especially for weird beauty; and I could not forget this striking observation in Sir Walter Scott's "Essay on Imitations... Read Full Overview

Chinese Ghost Stories offers a selection of entertaining Chinese tales of the fantastical and paranormal.

Some Chinese Ghosts is a mesmerizing collection of stories by Lafcadio Hearn, offering a captivating glimpse into the rich tapestry of Chinese folklore and mythology. In this collection, Hearn retells ancient tales of love, betrayal, and the supernatural, bringing to life... Read Full Overview

Step into the mysterious world of Chinese folklore with Lafcadio Hearn's Some Chinese Ghosts. Published in 1887, this collection of ghost stories brings to life haunting tales of love, loss, and vengeance from ancient Chinese legends. Hearn's masterful storytelling captures... 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

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

Some Chinese Ghosts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we... 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

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

"Some Chinese Ghosts" from Lafcadio Hearn. International writer, known best for his books about Japan (1850-1904).

The water-clock marks the hour in the Ta-chung sz', -in the Tower of the Great Bell: now the mallet is lifted to smite the lips of the metal monster, -the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts from the sacred Fa-hwa-King, from the chapters of the holy Ling-yen-King Hear the... Read Full Overview