Scott Bradfield

The extraordinary – and haunting – life of Lafcadio Hearn

The author’s Japanese ghost stories brought him fame and fortune – but his own life was even stranger than fiction

The garden of the Lafcadio Hearn house in the city of Matsue in Japan. [Alamy] 
issue 16 September 2023
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  • The Outsider: The Life and Work of Lafcadio Hearn, the Man Who Introduced Voodoo, Creole Cooking and Japanese Ghosts to the World

    Steve Kemme

    Tuttle, pp. 272, £18

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