Shadowings


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.1 stars; 9 reviews)

This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books" is a collection of Japanese tales about ghosts and strange occurrences. In the second part "Japanese Studies", Hearn discourses on cicadae, girl's names, and Japanese songs. The third part "Fantasies" are stories and essays on various topics written by Hearn himself. - Summary by Availle

DPLs for this project were ChuckW and Isana. (5 hr 4 min)

Chapitres

STORIES FROM STRANGE BOOKS I The Reconciliation 10:10 Lu par Availle
II A Legend of Fugen-Bosatsu 7:32 Lu par Isana
III The Screen-Maiden 8:17 Lu par Jennifer Fournier
IV The Corpse-Rider 7:52 Lu par Larry Wilson
V The Sympathy of Benten 16:53 Lu par Risa Tsunagi
VI The Gratitude of the Samébito 13:34 Lu par Larry Wilson
JAPANESE STUDIES I Sémi, Part 1 21:11 Lu par Larry Wilson
I Sémi, Part 2 19:15 Lu par Larry Wilson
II Japanese Female Names, Part 1 21:50 Lu par Larry Wilson
II Japanese Female Names, Part 2 36:44 Lu par Larry Wilson
II Japanese Female Names, Part 3 13:25 Lu par Larry Wilson
III Old Japanese Songs 45:38 Lu par Larry Wilson
FANTASIES I Noctilucæ 5:33 Lu par Isana
II A Mystery of Crowds 11:10 Lu par Availle
III Gothic Horror 15:25 Lu par realisticspeakers
IV Levitation 10:34 Lu par Rich Burgess
V Nightmare-Touch 16:06 Lu par Rich Burgess
VI Readings from a Dream-book 17:39 Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025)
VII In a Pair of Eyes 6:00 Lu par Rich Burgess