Hearn: 261 books

Out of the East; Reveries and Studies in New Japan written by an international writer Lafcadio Hearn. This book is one of many works by him. It has already Published in 1895. Now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive...

The six stories in this captivating collection, published in 1887, are retellings of classical Chinese myths and legends. In his preface, Hearn writes that he "sought especially for 'weird beauty' in these phantom tales." Among those included are “The Soul of the Great Bell,” the story of a young...

Two Years in the French West Indies is one of two books Lafcadio Hearn produced during his two-year stay in Martinque and other Caribbean islands, where he fell under their tropical spell. Published in 1890, this enchanting collection details his sojourn with its loving ”sketches” of the day-to-day life of the island people.

This series of letters from Hearn to an older friend, Henry Watkin, details his literary ambitions and the extent to which Japan and the East gripped his imagination even from a comparatively young age—*The New York Times* said the book reveals interesting aspects of the author, who signed his name as a “pen-and-ink drawing of a raven.”

Another world with another history exists alongside our own.Robin Pace steps through the gateway into another timeline more than once in the course of a fantastic adventure. Newly arrived in 1937 New York, she's drawn into the fight against the enemy agent code-named the Troll. She and...

Jimmy is a junkie in trouble. He is also a man with a plan and a way with the pans. He knows how to keep everyone else happy, but not himself. Hearn cooks up a challenging but satisfying feast with a side serve of grit, wit and wry observations. This novella originally appeared in Griffith REVIEW 38: The Novella Project.

Addressing the problem of men's violence to known women, this book considers the scale of, and critically reviews the theoretical frameworks used to explain this violence. From the perspective of `critical studies on men', Jeff Hearn discusses issues, challenges and possible research methods...

« Les chapitres qui forment le présent volume sont extraits de Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan l’une des premières oeuvres de Lafcadio Hearn.  Dans cette suite d’esquisses, l’auteur s’est efforcé, de nous révéler l’âme japonaise en ce qu’elle a de plus spécifique.  Aussi s’est-il...

Bu kitapta, uzun bir açlık grevinde hayatını kaybeden IRA militanı Bobby Sands'in hayatı ve mücadelesi anlatılıyor. Bobby, yirmi yedinci yaşını açlık grevinde karşıladı. O sırada, İngiliz sömürgeciliğine karşı bağımsızlık mücadelesi veren İrlanda Cumhuriyet Ordusu'nun (IRA)...

Nato nell’arcipelago delle isole Ionie da padre irlandese e madre greca, lo scrittore e giornalista Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), dopo aver peregrinato tra l’Irlanda, gli Stati Uniti e le Indie Occidentali, nel 1890 si stabilì in Giappone, assumendo in seguito la cittadinanza di questo paese (con...

Nato nell’arcipelago delle isole Ionie da padre irlandese e madre greca, lo scrittore e giornalista Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), dopo aver peregrinato tra l’Irlanda, gli Stati Uniti e le Indie Occidentali, nel 1890 si stabilì in Giappone, assumendo in seguito la cittadinanza di questo paese (con...

Ihre ›Otori‹-Saga ist ein Welterfolg: Jetzt endlich erscheint ein neues Epos der Bestsellerautorin!Shikanoko ist eigentlich nur der Sohn eines einfachen Vasallen. Doch als er von einem Magier eine übernatürliche Maske vermacht bekommt, wird aus ihm das Kind des Hirsches, und er verfügt fortan...

Der zweite und abschließende Band des neuem mitreißenden Fantasyepos von ›Otori‹-Bestsellerautorin Lian Hearn!Inmitten eines mystisch-mittelalterlichen Japans lebt Shikanoko, das Kind des Hirsches, zurückgezogen Schwarzen Wald – voller Trauer um die umgekommene Prinzessin Aki. Um ihn herum...

Example in this ebook CHAPTER I Descent and Education At the birth of Ludwig II., enigmatic as he was unfortunate, of whom I propose to give a sketch, his grandfather, the eccentric Ludwig I., was still King of Bavaria. His father, Maximilian Joseph, was the Crown Prince. The latter...