Project Gutenberg 2013-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 299 Bisland, Elizabeth 1861 1929 Wetmore, Elizabeth Bisland Hearn, Lafcadio 1850 1904 Koizumi, Yakumo Hearn, Patrick Lafcadio Xiaoquan, Bayun The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 Produced by KD Weeks, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1" by Elizabeth Bisland is a biographical work written in the early 20th century. This volume delves into the life of the renowned writer and cultural critic Lafcadio Hearn, emphasizing his complex background and early experiences that shaped his literary career. The book not only provides a detailed narrative of Hearn's life but also includes many of his letters, which serve to vividly illustrate his character and the emotional depth of his artistic exploration. The opening of this volume introduces Lafcadio Hearn's early years, detailing his birth in the Greek Ionian Islands and the tumultuous events that marked his childhood, including his parents’ dramatic romance and subsequent separation. Bisland explores Hearn's formative experiences, portraying him as a sensitive and introspective child who was heavily influenced by his dual heritage and early losses. Hearn's haunting reflections on his past, as revealed through his letters and autobiographical fragments, set the stage for understanding the creative genius he developed later in life, characterized by a deep longing for beauty and connection amidst the shadows of his upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42312/42312-h/images/cover.jpg en Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 814123 814105 2024-09-17T16:24:21.496315 2023-09-18T11:01:26.399619 text/html text/html 823832 2013-03-23T06:41:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 1244165 2013-03-23T06:42:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1371403 2024-09-17T16:24:33.841095 application/epub+zip 1383526 2024-09-17T16:24:23.682176 application/epub+zip 397031 2024-09-17T16:24:22.594180 application/epub+zip 1596676 2024-09-17T16:24:41.002043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1550143 2024-09-17T16:24:32.524144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567619 2022-09-19T10:33:49.553541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750722 2024-09-17T16:24:19.817163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 750065 2013-03-23T06:41:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 291582 2013-03-23T06:42:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 750198 2013-03-23T06:42:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 291235 2013-03-23T06:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 750254 2013-03-23T06:42:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290931 2013-03-23T06:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22242 2024-09-17T16:24:41.165058 application/rdf+xml 14534 2024-09-17T16:24:22.718185 image/jpeg 2562 2024-09-17T16:24:22.656155 image/jpeg 1248675 2024-09-17T16:24:21.624163 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia