Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn was born in Lefkada on June 27th, 1850 and passed away at the age of 54 on September 26th, 1904.

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Lafcadio Hearn Stats: The most read book by Lafcadio Hearn on Book Notification is The Voice Of The Great Bell, a Children's Book novel. The second most read book is Manga Yokai Stories, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Lafcadio Hearn books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are Manga Yokai Stories, In Ghostly Japan, and Kwaidan - Stories and Studies of Strange Things.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Gombo Zhebes: Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs
1885
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2
Some Chinese Ghosts
1885
Go
3
Gleanings in Buddha-Fields
1897
Go
4
9
In Ghostly Japan
1899
Go
5
Shadowings
1900
Go
6
A Japanese Miscellany
1901
Go
7
Kotto: Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs
1902
Go
8
8
Kwaidan - Stories and Studies of Strange Things
1904
Go
9
The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies & Stories
1905
Go
10
Fantastics And Other Fancies
1914
Go
11
Karma and Other Stories and Essays
1918
Go
12
The Selected Writings of Lafcadio Hearn
1949
Go
13
Japanese Tales of Lafcadio Hearn
2019
Go
14
Japanese Ghost Stories
2019
Go
15
10
Manga Yokai Stories
2020
Go
16
Selected Ghost Stories from Kwaidan
2022
Go
17
Of Ghosts and Goblins
2022
Go
18
Supernatural Tales from Japan (With: Yei Theodora Ozaki)
2024
Go

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Boy Who Drew Cats
1898
Go
2
6
The Voice Of The Great Bell (With: Margaret Hodges)
1989
Go

List of Cookbooks in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
La Cuisine Creole
1885
Go

List of Japanese Fairy Tale Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Princess (With: D. Thomson, T.H. James)
1898
Go
2
Schippeitaro (With: D. Thomson, T.H. James)
1898
Go
3
The Ogre's Arm (With: D. Thomson, T.H. James)
1898
Go
4
The serpent with eight heads (With: D. Thomson, T.H. James)
1898
Go
5
The Tongue Cut Sparrow (With: D. Thomson, T.H. James)
1898
Go

List of Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural Books in Publication Order (with Rudyard Kipling, with David Stuart Davies, with Sir Andrew Caldecott)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Strange Tales (By: Rudyard Kipling)
2006
Go
2
Oriental Ghost Stories (With: David Stuart Davies)
2007
Go
3
Children of the Night: Classic Vampire Stories (By: David Stuart Davies)
2007
Go
4
Not Exactly Ghosts & Fires Burn Blue (By: Sir Andrew Caldecott)
2007
Go
5
Crime Scenes ( By: David Stuart Davies)
2007
Go
6
Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murderer (By: David Stuart Davies)
2007
Go
7
Casebook of Sexton Blake ( By: David Stuart Davies)
2009
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List of TOYO Reference Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Japanese Journal (By: Marie Stopes)
2003
Go
2
Samurai Trails (By: Lucian Swift Kirtland)
2009
Go
3
Traveling Japan's Deep Interior (By: Isabella Lucy Bird)
2019
Go
4
An Artist in Japan (By: John La Farge)
2019
Go
5
Japan's Critical Years (By: Ernest Mason Satow)
2019
Go
6
Hearn's Japan Volume 1
2019
Go
7
Hearn's Japan Volume 2
2019
Go
8
Hearn's Japan Volume 3
2019
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9
Bakumatsu Japan (By: Aimé Humbert)
2019
Go
10
Captive in Japan (By: Vasily Golovnin)
2020
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List of Lafcadio Hearn Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Spine-Chillers
1978
Go
2
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
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3
Louisiana Stories
1990
Go
4
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
1992
Go
5
10
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories
1993
Go
6
Bodies of the Dead & Other Great American Ghost Stories
1995
Go
7
Lafcadio Hearn's Japan
1997
Go
8
Tales of Old Edo - Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 1
2009
Go
9
Beyond the Veil
2023
Go
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Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn was born on June 27th, 1850. Lafcadio passed away September 26th, 1904 at 54 years old. Lafcadio Hearn was born in Lefkada.

Lafcadio Hearn was the author of the Lafcadio Hearn Collections series which consists of 18 novels. The Lafcadio Hearn Collections series started in 1885 with the novel Gombo Zhebes: Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs. The most recently released novel in the Lafcadio Hearn Collections series was Supernatural Tales from Japan which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for the Lafcadio Hearn Collections series.

Lafcadio Hearn also wrote the Japanese Fairy Tale series which has 5 books including The Princess and Schippeitaro.

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Lafcadio Hearn: F.A.Q

When was Lafcadio Hearn Born?

Lafcadio Hearn was born on June 27th, 1850.

When did Lafcadio Hearn die?

Lafcadio Hearn died on September 26th, 1904 at 54 years old.

Where was Lafcadio Hearn Born?

Lafcadio Hearn was born in Lefkada, .

What was the first book Lafcadio Hearn wrote?

The first book written by Lafcadio Hearn was Gombo Zhebes: Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs, published in 1885.

What was the most recent book Lafcadio Hearn wrote?

Their most recently released work was Supernatural Tales from Japan on October 1st, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Lafcadio Hearn?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Lafcadio Hearn book is The Voice Of The Great Bell. Here are their most popular books:
  1. The Voice Of The Great Bell (6)
  2. Manga Yokai Stories (10)
  3. In Ghostly Japan (9)
  4. Kwaidan - Stories and Studies of Strange Things (8)

How many books has Lafcadio Hearn written?

Lafcadio Hearn has written 30 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 18 Collections, 2 books in the Children's Books, 1 book in the Cookbooks Series, 5 books in the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, 1 book in the Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural Series, 3 books in the TOYO Reference Series.

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