Of Ghosts and Goblins: Lafcadio Hearn (Little Clothbound Classics) by Lafcadio Hearn

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.

In this haunting collection, the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore stalk the page. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create these chilling tales. They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right.

'The stories occupy the reverie world our mind projects onto the backs of our eyelids, where the ordinary mingles with the supernatural' - Wall Street Journal

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics

Publication date ‏ : ‎ 25 Aug. 2022

Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241573726

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780241573723

Item weight ‏ : ‎ 230 g

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.81 x 2.11 x 16.79 cm