Concerning Lafcadio Hearn; With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman
Volume II.
XVI. In a Japanese Garden (_Atlantic Monthly_, July, 1892) XVII. The Household Shrine XVIII. Of Women's Hair XIX. From the Diary of an English Teacher XX. Two Strange Festivals XXI. By the Japanese Sea XXII. Of a Dancing Girl (_Atlantic Monthly_, July, 1893) XXIII. From Hoki to Oki XXIV. Of Souls XXV. Of Ghosts and Goblins XXVI. The Japanese Smile (_Atlantic Monthly_, May, 1893) XXVII. Sayonara!
Pages 695-99 Index.
The Same. London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Company, 1894, 2 vols., 8vo.
New Edition. London: Gay and Bird's, 1902, 2 vols., Cr. 8vo.
New Edition. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1903, 2 vols., Cr. 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
Bentzon, Th., _Revue des Deux Mondes_, June 1, 1904, vol. 21, p. 556.
Brandt, M. von, _Deutsche Rundschau_, October, 1900, vol. 27, p. 68.
Challaye, Felicien, _Revue de Metaphysique et de Morale_, 1903, vol. 11, p. 338.
Challaye, Felicien, _Revue de Paris_, December 1, 1904 vol. 6, p. 655.
_Literary World, The_, October 20, 1894, vol. 25, p. 347.
Scott, Mrs. M. McN., _Atlantic Monthly_, June, 1895, vol. 75, p. 830.
_Spectator, The_, November 17, 1894, vol. 73, p. 698.
No. 8.
1895. "OUT OF THE EAST." Reveries and Studies in New Japan. By Lafcadio Hearn.
"_As far as the east is from the west_"--
(Publisher's Vignette.) Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company (The Riverside Press, Cambridge), 1895.
16mo., 2 p. 1., pp. 341, yellow cloth, silver lettering, yellow top.
(1) Dedication:--
To NISHIDA SENTARO in dear remembrance of Izumo days
(2) Contents:--
I. The Dream of a Summer Day II. With Kyushu Students III. At Hakata (_Atlantic Monthly_, October, 1894) IV. Of the Eternal Feminine (_Atlantic Monthly_, December, 1893) V. Bits of Life and Death VI. The Stone Buddha VII. Jiujutsu VIII. The Red Bridal (_Atlantic Monthly_, July, 1894) IX. A Wish Fulfilled (_Atlantic Monthly_, January, 1895) X. In Yokohama XI. Yuko: a Reminiscence
"The Dream of a Summer Day" first appeared in the _Japan Daily Mail_.
The Same. London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Company, 1895, 16mo.
New Edition. London: Gay and Bird's, 1902, Cr. 8vo.
New Edition. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1903, Cr. 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Athenaeum, The_, August 24, 1895, p. 249.
Brandt, M. von, _Deutsche Rundschau_, October, 1900, vol. 105, p. 68.
Challaye Felicien, _Revue de Metaphysique et de Morale_, 1903, vol. 11, p. 338.
Challaye, Felicien, _Revue de Paris_, December 1, 1904, vol. 6, p. 655.
_Literary World, The_, April 20, 1895, vol. 26, p. 123.
Scott, Mrs. M. McN., _Atlantic Monthly_, June, 1895, vol. 75, p. 830.
_Spectator, The_, October 12, 1895, vol. 75, p. 459.
No. 9.
1896. KOKORO: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life. By Lafcadio Hearn. (Top of page "Kokoro" in Japanese.) (Sketch of Japanese Head.) Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company (The Riverside Press, Cambridge), 1896.
16 mo., 3 p. l., pp. 388, green cloth, gold lettering, gilt top.
(1) Dedication:--
To my Friend AMENOMORI NOBUSHIGE poet, scholar, and patriot
(2) Note:--
(Japanese character)
The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan,--for which reason they have been grouped under the title, "Kokoro" (heart). Written with the above character, this word signifies also mind, in the emotional sense; spirit; courage; resolve; sentiment; affection; and inner meaning,--just as we say in English, "the heart of things."
Kobe, September 15, 1895.
(3) Contents:--
I. At a Railway Station II. The Genius of Japanese Civilization (_Atlantic Monthly_, October, 1895) III. A Street Singer IV. From a Travelling Diary (_Atlantic Monthly_, December, 1895) V. The Nun of the Temple of Amida VI. After the War (_Atlantic Monthly_, November, 1895) VII. Haru VIII. A Glimpse of Tendencies IX. By Force of Karma X. A Conservative XI. In the Twilight of the Gods (_Atlantic Monthly_, June, 1895) XII. The Idea of Preexistence XIII. In Cholera-Time XIV. Some Thoughts about Ancestor-Worship XV. Kimiko Appendix. Three Popular Ballads
The Same. London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Company, 1896, 8vo.
New Edition. London: Gay and Bird's, 1902, Cr. 8vo.
New Edition. London: Gay and Bird's, 1903, Cr. 8vo.
Popular Edition. London: Gay and Bird's, 1905, Cr. 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Athenaeum, The_, August 8, 1896, p. 185.
Bentzon, Th., _Revue de Deux Mondes_, June 1, 1904, vol. 21, p. 556.
Brandt, M. von, _Deutsche Rundschau_, October, 1900, vol. 105, p. 68.
Challaye Felicien, _Revue de Metaphysique et de Morale_, 1903, vol. 11, p. 338.
Challaye Felicien, _Revue de Paris_, December 1, 1904, vol. 6, p. 655.
Cockerill, Col. John A., _Current Literature_, June, 1896, vol. 19, p. 476.
Herzog, Wilhelm, _Die Nation_, January 6, 1906, vol. 23, p. 217.
_Literary World, The_, April 18, 1896, vol. 27, p. 116.
_Nation, The_, July 9, 1896, vol. 63, p. 35.
_Spectator, The_, May 23, 1896, vol. 76, p. 739.
Takayanagi, Tozo, _The Book Buyer_, May, 1896, vol. 13, p. 229.
No. 10.
1897. GLEANINGS IN BUDDHA-FIELDS, Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East. By Lafcadio Hearn. Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University of Japan. (Publisher's Vignette.) Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. (The Riverside Press, Cambridge.)
12mo., pp. 296, blue cloth, gold lettering, gilt top.
Contents:--
I. A Living God (_Atlantic Monthly_, December, 1896) II. Out of the Street (_Atlantic Monthly_, September, 1896) III. Notes of a Trip to Kyoto (_Atlantic Monthly_, May, 1896) IV. Dust (_Atlantic Monthly_, November, 1896) V. About Faces in Japanese Art (Atlantic Monthly, August, 1896) VI. Ningyo-no-Haka VII. In Osaka VIII. Buddhist Allusions in Japanese Folk-Song IX. Nirvana X. The Rebirth of Katsugoro XI. Within the Circle
The Same. London: Constable and Company, 1897, 8vo.
New Edition. London: Gay and Bird's, 1902, Cr. 8vo.
New Edition. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1903, 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Academy, The_, November 13, 1897, vol. 52, p. 395.
_Athenaeum, The_, November 13, 1897, p. 664.
Challaye, Felicien, _Revue de Metaphysique et de Morale_, 1903, vol. 11, p. 338
_Critic, The_, April 9, 1898, vol. 29, p. 248.
_Independent, The_, November 24, 1898, vol. 50, p. 1508.
_Literary World, The_, November 13, 1897, vol. 28, p. 389.
_Nation, The_, February 3, 1898, vol. 66, p. 97.
_Outlook, The_, October 16, 1897, vol. 57, p. 435.
_Public Opinion_, November 25, 1897, vol. 23, p. 694.
_Spectator, The_, November 20, 1897, vol. 79, p. 736.
Wagner, John Harrison, _The Book Buyer_, June, 1898, vol. 16, p. 437.
No. 11.
1898. EXOTICS AND RETROSPECTIVES. By Lafcadio Hearn. Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University, Tokyo. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, MDCCCXCIX.
16mo., 4 p. l., pp. 299, 4 full-page illustrations, 13 illustrations in the text. Green cloth, decorated, gold lettering, gilt top.
(1) Dedication:--
To Dr. C. H. H. Hall, of Yokohama (late U. S. Navy) _In Constant Friendship_
(2) (Prefatory Note)
All but one of the papers composing this volume appear for the first time. The little essays, or rather fantasies, forming the second part of the book, deal with experiences in two hemispheres; but their general title should explain why they have been arranged independently of that fact. To any really scientific imagination, the curious analogy existing between certain teachings of evolutional psychology and certain teachings of Eastern faith,--particularly the Buddhist doctrine that all sense-life is Karma, and all substance only the phenomenal result of acts and thoughts,--might have suggested something much more significant than my cluster of "Retrospectives." These are offered merely as intimations of a truth incomparably less difficult to recognize than to define.
Tokyo, Japan, L. H. February 15, 1898.
(3) Contents:--
Exotics:
I. Fuji-no-Yama II. Insect-Musicians III. A Question in the Zen Texts IV. The Literature of the Dead V. Frogs VI. Of Moon-Desire
Retrospectives:
I. First Impressions II. Beauty is Memory III. Sadness in Beauty IV. Parfum de Jeunesse V. Azure Psychology (_Teikoku Bungaku_, Yokohama) VI. A Serenade VII. A Red Sunset VIII. Frisson IX. Vespertina Cognitio X. The Eternal Haunter
(4) List of Illustrations.
The Same. London: Sampson, Low and Company, 1898, 16mo.
New Edition. London: Sampson, Low and Company, 1899, 8vo.
New Popular Edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1904, 16mo.
New Edition. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1905, 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Athenaeum, The_, January 6, 1900, p. 11.
Bentzon, Th., _Revue des Deux Mondes_, June 1, 1904, vol. 21, p. 556.
_Dial, The_, July 16, 1899, vol. 27, p. 52.
_International Studio, The_, 1905, vol. 25, p. XL.
_Nation, The_, January 26, 1905, vol. 80, p. 68.
No. 12.
1899. IN GHOSTLY JAPAN. By Lafcadio Hearn. Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University, Tokyo. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, MDCCCXCIX.
16mo., 5 p. l., pp. 241, 4 full-page illustrations, 5 illustrations in the text. Blue cloth, ornamented with white cherry-blossoms, gold lettering, gilt top.
(1) Dedication:--
To Mrs. Alice Von Behrens _For Auld Lang Syne_
(2)
In Ghostly Japan _Yoru bakari Miru mono nari to Omou-nayo! Hiru sae yume no Ukiyo nari-keri._
_Think not that dreams appear to the dreamer only at night: the dream of this world of pain appears to us even by day_.
Japanese Poem.
(3) Contents:--
Fragment Furisode Incense A Story of Divination Silkworms A Passional Karma Footprints of the Buddha Ululation Bits of Poetry Japanese Buddhist Proverbs Suggestion Ingwa-Banashi Story of a Tengu At Yaidzu
(4) List of Illustrations.
The Same. London: Sampson, Low and Company, 1899, 8vo.
New Popular Edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1904, 16mo.
New Edition. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1905, Cr. 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
Inouye, Jukichi, _Atlantic Monthly_, September, 1900, vol. 86, pp. 399.
_International Studio, The_, 1905, vol. 25, p. XL.
_Nation, The_, January 26, 1905, vol. 80, p. 68.
No. 13.
1900. SHADOWINGS. By Lafcadio Hearn. Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1900.
12mo., pp. (IV) 268, cloth.
(I.) Dedication:--
To Paymaster Mitchell McDonald U. S. Navy
My dear Mitchell,--
Herein I have made some attempt to satisfy your wish for "a few more queer stories from the Japanese." Please accept the book as another token of the writer's affection.
Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 1900.
(II.) Contents:--
Stories from Strange Books:--
I. The Reconciliation II. A Legend of Fugen-Bosatsu III. The Screen-Maiden IV. The Corpse-Rider V. The Sympathy of Benten VI. The Gratitude of the Samebito
Japanese Studies:--
I. Semi II.Japanese Female Names III. Old Japanese Songs
Fantasies:--
I. Noctilucae II. A Mystery of Crowds III. Gothic Horror IV. Levitation V. Nightmare-Touch VI. Readings from a Dream-Book VII. In a Pair of Eyes
(III.) Illustrations.
(IV.) Bastard title-page:--
Il avait vu bruler d'etranges pierres, Jadis, dans les brasiers de lapensee. Emile Verhaeren
The Same. London: Sampson, Low and Company, 1900, 8vo.
New Popular Edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1904, 16mo.
New Edition. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1905, Cr. 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Athenaeum, The_, January 5, 1901, p. 15.
Bentzon, Th., _Revue des Deux Mondes_, June 1, 1904, vol. 21, p. 556.
F. T. C., _The Bookman_, February, 1901, vol. 12, p. 582.
_Dial, The_, January 1, 1901, vol. 30, p. 19.
_International Studio, The_, 1905, vol. 25, p. XL.
Kinnosuke, Adachi, _The Critic_, January, 1901, vol. 38, p. 29.
_Nation, The_, November 8, 1900, vol. 71, p. 372.
_Nation, The_, January 26, 1905, vol. 80, p. 68.
_Public Opinion_, October 18, 1900, vol. 29, p. 504.
No. 14.
1901. A JAPANESE MISCELLANY. By Lafcadio Hearn. Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University of Tokyo. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, MDCCCCI.
12mo., 5 p. l., pp. 305, 2 full-page illustrations, 6 plates, 5 illustrations in the text. Green cloth, decorated, gold lettering, gilt top.
(1) Dedication:--
To Mrs. Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore
(2) Contents:--
Strange Stories: I. Of a Promise Kept II. Of a Promise Broken III. Before the Supreme Court IV. The Story of Kwashin Koji V. The Story of Umetsu Chubei VI. The Story of Kogi the Priest
Folklore Gleanings:
I. Dragon-Flies (_illustrated_) II. Buddhist Names of Plants and Animals III. Songs of Japanese Children (_illustrated_)
Studies Here and There:
I. On a Bridge II. The Case of O-Dai III. Beside the Sea (_illustrated_) IV. Drifting V. Otokichi's Daruma (_illustrated_) VI. In a Japanese Hospital
(3) Illustrations.
The Same. London: Sampson, Low and Company, 1901, 8vo.
New Popular Edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1904, 16mo.
New Edition. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1905, Cr. 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Athenaeum_, December 21, 1901, p. 833.
_International Studio, The_, 1905, vol. 25, p. XL.
_Literary World, The_, December 1, 1901, vol. 32, p. 207.
_Nation, The_, January 9, 1902, vol. 74, p. 39.
_Nation, The_, January 26, 1905, vol. 80, p. 68.
No. 15.
1902. JAPANESE FAIRY TALES. Rendered into English by Lafcadio Hearn. Published by T. Hasegawa, Publisher and Art-Printer, Tokyo, Japan.
Four 16mo. books on Japanese folded crepe paper, highly illustrated in colours.
No. 22. The Goblin Spider No. 23. The Boy Who Drew Cats No. 24. The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling No. 25. Chin Chin Kobakama
No. 16.
1902. KOTTO (Japanese Characters). Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs. Collected by Lafcadio Hearn, Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan. With illustrations by Genjiro Yeto. New York: The Macmillan Company (London: Macmillan & Company, Ltd.), 1902.
8vo., 4 p. l., pp. 251, brown cloth, decorated, gold lettering, gilt top.
(1) Dedication:--
To SIR EDWIN ARNOLD in grateful remembrance of kind words
(2) Contents:--
Old Stories:
I. The Legend of Yurei-Daki II. In a Cup of Tea III. Common Sense IV. Ikiryo V. Shiryo VI. The Story of O-Kame VII. Story of a Fly VIII. Story of a Pheasant IX. The Story of Chugoro
A Woman's Diary Heike-Gani Fireflies A Drop of Dew Gaki A Matter of Custom Revery Pathological In the Dead of the Night Kusa-Hibari The Eater of Dreams
(3)
Old Stories
_The following nine tales have been selected from the "Shin-Chomon-Shu," "Hyaku Monogatari," "Uji-Jui-Monogatari-Sho," and other old Japanese books, to illustrate some strange beliefs. They are only Curios._
The Same. Reprinted April, 1903.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Athenaeum, The_, January 17, 1903, p. 77.
_Book Buyer, The_, December, 1902, vol. 25, p. 416.
More, Paul Elmer, _Atlantic Monthly_, February, 1903, vol. 91, p. 204.
_Nation, The_, March 26, 1903, vol. 76, p. 254.
No. 17.
1904. KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things.--Lafcadio Hearn, Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan (1896-1903). Honorary Member of the Japan Society, London. (Japanese Characters.) Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, MDCCCCIV. (Published April, 1904.)
12mo., 6 p. 1., pp. 240, illustrated, 2 plates, dark green cloth, decorated, gold lettering, gilt top.
(1) Introduction by Publisher:--
(3) Prefatory Note:--
Most of the following _Kwaidan_, or Weird Tales, have been taken from old Japanese books,--such as the _Yaso-Kidan_, _Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho_, _Kokon-Chomonshu_, _Tama-Sudare_ and _Hyaku-Monogatari_. Some of the stories may have had a Chinese origin: the very remarkable "Dream of Akinosuke," for example, is certainly from a Chinese source. But the Japanese story-teller in every case, has so recoloured and reshaped his borrowing as to naturalize it.... One queer tale, "Yuki-Onna," was told me by a farmer of Chofu, Nishitamagori, in Musashi province, as a legend of his native village. Whether it has even been written in Japanese I do not know; but the extraordinary belief which it records used certainly to exist in most parts of Japan, and in many curious forms.... The incident of "Riki-Baka" was a personal experience; and I wrote it down almost exactly as it happened, changing only a family-name mentioned by the Japanese narrator.
Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 1904. L. H.
(4) Contents:--
Kwaidan
The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi (_Atlantic Monthly_, August, 1903) Oshidori The Story of O-Tei Ubazakura Diplomacy Of a Mirror and a Bell Jikininki Mujina Rokuro-Kubi A Dead Secret Yuki-Onna The Story of Aoyagi Jiu-Roku-Zakura The Dream of Akinosuke (_Atlantic Monthly_, March, 1904) Riki-Baka Hi-Mawari Horai
Insect-Studies
Butterflies Mosquitoes Ants
(5) Notes on the Illustrations
The two drawings are by the Japanese artist, Keichu Takenouche. The frontispiece illustrates the scene in the story "Yuki-Onna" described on page 113, and the drawing facing page 180 illustrates the Butterfly Dance, described on page 203.
The Same. London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1904, 12mo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Athenaeum, The_, September 17, 1904, p. 373.
_Atlantic Monthly_, June, 1904, vol. 93, p. 857.
_Bookman, The_, November, 1904, vol. 20, p. 159.
No. 18.
1904. (Japanese Characters.) JAPAN: An Attempt at Interpretation. By Lafcadio Hearn. Honorary Member of the Japan Society, London; formerly Lecturer in the Imperial University of Tokyo (1896-1903), and Fourteen Years a Resident of Japan.
"Perhaps all very marked national characters can be traced back to a time of rigid and pervading discipline." --Walter Bagehot.
New York: The Macmillan Company (London: Macmillan and Company, Ltd.), 1904. (Published, September, 1904.)
8vo., 2 p. l., pp. 541, coloured frontispiece, brown cloth, black and gold lettering, gilt top.
(1) Contents:--
I. Difficulties II. Strangeness and Charm III. The Ancient Cult IV. The Religion of the Home V. The Japanese Family VI. The Communal Cult VII. Developments of Shinto VIII. Worship and Purification IX. The Rule of the Dead X. The Introduction of Buddhism XI. The Higher Buddhism XII.The Social Organization XIII. The Rise of the Military Power XIV. The Religion of Loyalty XV. The Jesuit Peril XVI. Feudal Integration XVII. The Shinto Revival XVIII. Survivals XIX. Modern Restraints XX. Official Education XXI. Industrial Danger XXII. Reflections Bibliographical Notes Index
The Same. London: Macmillan and Company, Ltd., 1904, 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
Buckley, Edmund, _The American Journal of Sociology_, January 1905, vol. 10, p. 545.
Griffis, William Elliot, _The Critic_, February, 1905, vol. 46, p. 185.
Griffis, William Elliot, _The Dial_, December 1, 1904, vol. 36, p. 368.
_Independent, The_, October 27, 1904, vol. 57, p. 976.
_Nation, The_, December 8, 1904, vol. 79, p. 465.
_Public Opinion_, October 27, 1904, vol. 37, p. 537.
_Review of Reviews_, November, 1904, vol. 30, p. 561.
Shore, W. Teignmouth, _The Academy_, December 10, 1904, vol. 67, p. 584.
_Spectator, The_, January 14, 1905, vol. 94, p. 54.
Thurston, S. J., Herbert, _The Messenger_, January, 1906, vol. 45, p. 1.
No. 19.
1905. THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY, and other Studies and Stories. By Lafcadio Hearn. Houghton, Mifflin and Company: Boston and New York, 1905. (Published October, 1905.)
12mo., pp. (XIV) 209, decorated title-page, grey cloth with yellow trimmings, yellow top.
(V) Contents:--
The Romance of the Milky Way (_Atlantic Monthly_, August, 1905) Goblin Poetry "Ultimate Questions" (_Atlantic Monthly_, September, 1905) The Mirror Maiden The Story of Ito Norisuke (_Atlantic Monthly_, January, 1905) Stranger than Fiction (_Atlantic Monthly_, April, 1905) A Letter from Japan (_Atlantic Monthly_, November, 1904)
(VII-XIV) Introduction by F. G.
The Same. London: Constable and Company, 1905, Cr. 8vo.
Articles and Reviews:--
_Academy, The_, December 2, 1905, vol. 69, p. 1257. _Athenaeum, The_, March 31, 1906, p. 389.
_Dial, The_, November 1, 1905, vol. 39, p. 276.
Griffis, W. E., _The Critic_, March, 1906, vol. 48, p. 222.
_Independent_, The, December 21, 1905, vol. 59, p. 1478.
_Nation, The_, December 21, 1905, vol. 81, p. 510.
_Outlook, The_, November 9, 1906, vol. 84, p. 503.
TRANSLATIONS
No. 20.
1882. ONE OF CLEOPATRA'S NIGHTS, and other Fantastic Romances. By Theophile Gautier. Faithfully translated by Lafcadio Hearn.
Contents:--
One of Cleopatra's Nights Clarimonde Arria Marcella: A Souvenir of Pompeii The Mummy's Foot Omphale: A Rococo Story King Candaules
New York: R. Worthington, 770 Broadway, 1882.
8vo., pp. (IX) 321, red cloth, gilt top. Head Gautier as Frontispiece.
(III)
_The love that caught strange light from death's own eyes, And filled death's lips with fiery words and sighs, And half asleep, let feed from veins of his, Her close red warm snake's-mouth, Egyptian-wise: And that great night of love more strange than this, When she that made the whole world's bale and bliss Made king of the whole world's desire a slave And killed him in mid-kingdom with a kiss._ Swinburne.
"_Memorial verses on the death of Theophile Gautier._"
(V-IX) To the Reader (_Extract_).
It is the artist, therefore, who must judge of Gautier's creations. To the lovers of the loveliness of the antique world, the lovers of physical beauty and artistic truth,--of the charm of youthful dreams and young passion in its blossoming,--of poetic ambitions and the sweet pantheism that finds all Nature vitalized by the Spirit of the Beautiful,--to such the first English version of these graceful fantasies is offered in the hope that it may not be found wholly unworthy of the original.
New Orleans, 1882. L. H.
Pages 317-21 Addenda.
New Edition. New York: Brentano's, 1899, 12mo. New Edition. New York: Brentano's, 1906, 12mo. CLARIMONDE. New York: Brentano's, 1899, 16mo.
Articles and Reviews:--
Brandt, M. von, _Deutsche Rundschau_, October, 1900, vol. 105, p. 68.
Coleman, Charles W., Jr., _Harper's Monthly_, May, 1887, vol. 74, p. 855.
_Dayton (Ohio) Journal_, September 30, 1904.
_Literary World, The_, February 14, 1891, vol. 22, p. 56.
No. 21.
1890. THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD (Member of the Institute). By Anatole France. The Translation and Introduction by Lafcadio Hearn. (Publisher's Vignette.) New York: Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1890.
8vo., pp. (IX) 281, paper.
(V-IX) Introduction (_Extract_).
But it is not because M. Anatole France has rare power to create original characters, or to reflect for us something of the more recondite literary life of Paris, that his charming story will live. It is because of his far rarer power to deal with what is older than any art, and withal more young, and incomparably more precious: the beauty of what is beautiful in human emotion. And that writer who touches the spring of generous tears by some simple story of gratitude, of natural kindness, of gentle self-sacrifice, is surely more entitled to our love than the sculptor who shapes for us a dream of merely animal grace, or the painter who images for us, however richly, the young bloom of that form which is only the husk of Being.
L. H.
(1) Contents:--