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  • Published: 29 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241573723
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $22.99

Of Ghosts and Goblins




Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.

In this haunting collection, the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore stalk the page. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create these chilling tales. They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right.

  • Published: 29 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241573723
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $22.99

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Praise for Of Ghosts and Goblins

The overarching mood is of wonder . . . the stories occupy the reverie world our mind projects onto the backs of our eyelids, where the ordinary mingles with the supernatural

Wall Street Journal