Some Chinese ghosts / [compiled by] Lafcadio Hearn



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

1988

Some Chinese ghosts / [compiled by] Lafcadio Hearn

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The delightful tales which make up this book have their origins deeply rooted in the wealth of popular myth and legend from ancient China. The stories, liberally sprinkled with weird and wonderful characters from the spirit and fairy world, strange encounters and potent magic, have the power to fascinate — almost convincing the reader of the existence of this Chinese never-never land.

Subjects

Folklore--China

Categories

Literature

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Title
Some Chinese ghosts / [compiled by] Lafcadio Hearn
Subject
  • Folklore--China
Publisher
  • G. Brash, 1988
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1988
Contributors
  • Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904
Digital Description
application/pdf, viii, 203 p.
Table of Contents
  • The soul of the great bell -- The story of Ming-Y -- The legend of Tchi-Niu -- The return of Yen-Tchin-King -- The tradition of the tea-plant -- The tale of the porcelain-god -- Notes -- Glossary.
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.