Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs by Lafcadio Hearn

Jan 01 2025 21 ep. 12 mins 43
Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs by Lafcadio Hearn Podcast artwork

Kottō contains 20 Japanese stories, collected from different sources and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The types of stories in this collection are widespread: There are old ghost stories Hearn is best known for (The Legend of Yurei-Daki), his own observations and musings (Pathological), as well as the translation of 'A Woman's Diary', a touching account of the life of the poorer classes in Tokyo, written at the end of the 19th century.