Concerning Lafcadio

CONTENTS


CHAP. PAGE

I. HEREDITY AND THE EARLY LIFE 1

II. IN PERSON 7

III. THE PERIOD OF THE GRUESOME 13

IV. THE NEW ORLEANS TIME 33

V. AT MARTINIQUE 57

VI. "GETTING A SOUL" 65

VII. "IN GHOSTLY JAPAN" 81

VIII. AS A POET 93

IX. THE POET OF MYOPIA 103

X. HEARN'S STYLE 119

XI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 137

XII. APPRECIATIONS AND EPITOMES 143

BIBLIOGRAPHY 247




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LAFCADIO HEARN, FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY GUTEKUNST
IN 1889 _Frontispiece_

HEARN AT ABOUT THE AGE OF EIGHT, F...