Lafcadio Hearn in Japan e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I have been often asked about our real Japanese opinion on Mr. Hearn and this book is the reply to a person who might ask it. And no word of apology is necessary, I think, for its existence. And I feel justified in reprinting my letter, A Japanese Defence of Lafcadio Hearn, which was printed in the Sun, New York, and the Japan Times, Tokyo, when Dr. Gould's book appeared a few years ago, because Hearn might have, as I believe, another Dr. Gould in the future, and the letter tells for once and all, the general attitude we Japanese are glad to hold. I thank the editors of the Atlantic Monthly for A Japanese Appreciation of Lafcadio Hearn, for their permission to use it again in this book.