The Romance of the Milky Way, and Other Studies & Stories

Lafcadio Hearn is one of the most fascinating figures in American literature. Author, teacher, lecturer, and journalist, also had a profound effect on social attitudes toward Japan. His writings include three books on Japan as well as essays, novels, short stories, and translations from Japanese. He was an Anglo-Greek journalist, author, and scholar who wrote about Japan. His books on Japanese folklore remain classics of world literature. A collection of writings from Lafcadio Hearn contains "The Romance of the Milky Way, and Other Studies and Stories" as well as "A Glimpse of Unfamiliar Japan" and "Guests from the Unknown."