The complete online text of The Romance of the Milky Way 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...

A Palestinian entry to the 14th Israeli Film Festival in Los Angeles was described by Los Angeles Times film critic Kevin Thomas as stunning and superbly directed". The film The Milky Way, has since received acclaim in Europe, at the Berlin Film Festival...

Every cook has her secrets, LITTLE tricks that give a dish more taste or mask unwanted flavors. Honey, onions, and yogurt work wonders at both of these tasks. So does ordinary milk. "Milk is a great tenderizer," says Shirley Corriher, author of CookWise...