Some Chinese Ghosts

£7.99

Some Chinese Ghosts

Anthologies: general Horror and supernatural fiction Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

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Language: English

Published by: Hazen Press

Published on: 2nd July 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 339 Kb

ISBN: 9781473376700


Introduction

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 of the Ancient Ballad": "The supernatural, though appealing to certain powerful emotions very widely and deeply sown amongst the human race, is, nevertheless, a spring which is peculiarly apt to lose its elasticity by being too much pressed upon."

About the Book

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.

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