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26 September 2004 marked the centenary of Lafcadio Hearn’s death. There are a number of events and exhibitions planned to mark the occasion, and we at Nishigawa Kobo are presenting reprints of two of Hearn’s lectures as our own contribution.
Introduction: Lafcadio Hearn’s Ghosts 
On Lafcadio Hearn’s life and work, and on the context in which these lectures first appeared.
The Value of the Supernatural in Fiction
‘Let me tell you that it would be a mistake to suppose that the stories of the supernatural have had their day in fine literature. On the contrary, wherever fine literature is being produced, either in poetry or in prose, you will find the supernatural element very much alive.’
Farewell Address
‘I think that – to say the strangest thing first – the language of scholarship will have to be thrown away for purposes of creative art.’
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Date posted: 2004-09-30