American Writings Hearn Lafcadio 18501904 Benfey Christopher E G by Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904, Benfey, Christopher E. G., 1954- instant download after payment.

x, 848 p. : 21 cm, The writings of Hearn's American years reveal an omnivorous curiosity and an always eclectic sensibility. Some Chinese Ghosts (1887) is a stylized retelling of ancient legends, foreshadowing Hearn's later fascination with Asian themes. The exquisitely crafted novels Chita (1889), about the devastation wrought by a Louisiana hurricane, and Youma (1890) about a slave rebellion in Martinique, epitomize his writing at its most luxuriantly romantic. His extraordinary travel book Two Years in the French West Indies (1890) provides a richly impressionistic account of his long stay on Martinique and other Caribbean islands, \"Christopher Benfey selected the contents and wrote the notes for this volume\"--P. [ix], Some Chinese ghosts -- Chita -- Two years in the French West Indies -- Youma -- Selected journalism & letters