Some Chinese Ghosts (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Some Chinese Ghosts (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) Synopsis

The six stories in this captivating collection, published in 1887, are retellings of classical Chinese myths and legends. In his preface, Hearn writes that he "e;sought especially for 'weird beauty' in these phantom tales."e; Among those included are The Soul of the Great Bell, the story of a young girls sacrifice for the creation of the Emperors sublime bell; The Story of Ming-Y, a phantom tale about a young mans love for a woman long-dead, as well as The Tradition of the Tea-Plant, and The Tale of the Porcelain-God.