one hundred years after Lafcadio Hearn's death he still remains of the best known westerners ever to make Japan home. Donald Richie shows that Hearn was first and foremost a reliable observer. Part One. The Land chronicles Hearns early years when he wrote primarily about the appearance of his new land. Part Two the people records the authors later years when he came to tems with the Japanese people themselves

Lafcadio Hearn's Japan: An Anthology of His Writings on the Country and Its People

Richie, Donald, ed.

Charles E. Tuttle Company

1997

2006.038.258