THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF LAFCADIO HEARN (566 pp.) Edifed by Henry Goodman, introduction by Malcolm Covv/eyCitadel ($4).
"Unless somebody does or says something horribly mean to me," wrote Lafcadio Hearn to a friend, "I can't do certain kinds of workthe tiresome kinds, that compel a great deal of thinking."
During his 54 years of life, Author Hearn seldom lacked inspiration of one sort or another: he managed to quarrel with just about everybody he met, for long periods slept with a loaded pistol under his pillow. Born in the Ionian Islands in 1850 of...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
