Project Gutenberg 2013-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 166 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 2 Produced by KD Weeks, Ted Garvin, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (missing images and alternates from TIA) "The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2" by Elizabeth Bisland is a collection of correspondence written in the early 20th century. This volume delves into the experiences and reflections of Lafcadio Hearn, a notable writer and translator renowned for his writings on Japan. The letters provide insight into his life, thoughts on Japanese culture, and his deep admiration for the country and its people. At the start of the volume, the reader is introduced to Hearn's expressive and passionate writing style through various letters addressed to friends and colleagues. He shares his feelings about Japan's beauty and cultural nuances, discussing the spirituality of its nature and simplicity of its people. Hearn confides his struggles with finding employment, his dedication to studying Buddhism, and his deep desire to immerse himself in Japanese life through teaching and cultural exploration. Together, these letters reveal both his personal challenges and his heartfelt connection to Japan, setting the tone for a rich exploration of his literary journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42313/42313-h/images/cover.jpg en Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 1387682 1387715 2024-09-17T16:24:46.698054 2023-09-18T11:01:48.253312 text/html text/html 1294995 2013-03-23T06:56:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 1250618 2013-03-23T06:57:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1350516 2024-09-17T16:25:13.140898 application/epub+zip 1364643 2024-09-17T16:24:52.135003 application/epub+zip 517868 2024-09-17T16:24:49.078047 application/epub+zip 1785541 2024-09-17T16:25:25.795350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1696686 2024-09-17T16:25:10.037906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 854698 2022-09-19T10:34:36.074410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 925429 2024-09-17T16:24:41.799058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 924140 2013-03-23T06:56:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 346537 2013-03-23T06:57:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 924976 2013-03-23T06:56:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 346347 2013-03-23T06:57:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 925025 2013-03-23T06:56:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346059 2013-03-23T06:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22287 2024-09-17T16:25:25.981336 application/rdf+xml 21085 2024-09-17T16:24:49.751013 image/jpeg 3453 2024-09-17T16:24:49.434066 image/jpeg 1281725 2024-09-17T16:24:46.867026 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