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In Ghostly Japan

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

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Title: In Ghostly Japan

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Description: Lafcadio Hearn collects Japanese ghost stories, Buddhist legends and folk beliefs about the dead, from haunted kimonos to the Mountain of Skulls. A companion to Kwaidan, with the original Japanese illustrations.

Pages: 276

Size: 5.12 MB

Format: PDF

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