The complete online text of Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan by Lafcadio Hearn.

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), European-born American author, wrote novels and articles with exotic themes in highly precise and polished prose. Lafcadio Hearn was born June 27, 1850, on the Greek island of Santa Maura. His mother was Maltese and his father...

At the turn of the century Lafcadio Hearn was considered one of the finest prose stylists in the United States. His enormous output ranges from early articles written for Cincinnati newspapers to a series of volumes on Japan, the country where he spent t...

Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn led an exotic and restless life from his birth on an island off the coast of Greece until his death in Japan fifty-four years later. He lived in loneliness in Ireland, England, and France as a child. He spent two ye...

LEONOR AYALA, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-17-1998 A GLIMPSE OF JAPAN -- TOTOWA STUDENTS DISPLAY FRUITS OF TWO MONTHS' RESEARCH By LEONOR AYALA, Staff Writer Date: 12-17-1998, Thursday Section: NEWS Edition: 2 Star P, Also in 2 Star B,...

ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-10-2005 Japan's glimpse of the future -- 2005 World Expo a high-tech marvel By ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post Date: 04-10-2005, Sunday Section: TRAVEL Edtion: All Editions There I was, soaring...