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    Stray Leaves from Strange Literature and Fantastics and Other Fancies (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

    By Lafcadio Hearn

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    This is an omnibus edition of two early Hearn collections—Stray Leaves from Strange Literature (1884) and Fantastics and Other Fancies (published posthumously in 1914). The collections contain some of Hearn's first published works, pieces of journalism, sketches, and ghost stories that appeared in the New Orleans newspaper the Daily Item. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarnes & Noble
    Release dateApr 12, 2011
    ISBN9781411451391
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    Stray Leaves from Strange Literature and Fantastics and Other Fancies (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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    Lafcadio Hearn

    Lafcadio Hearn, also called Koizumi Yakumo, was best known for his books about Japan. He wrote several collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, including Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things.

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