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Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4,667 Sterne; 33 Bewertungen)

Kottō contains 20 Japanese stories, collected from different sources and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The types of stories in this collection are widespread: There are old ghost stories Hearn is best known for (The Legend of Yurei-Daki), his own observations and musings (Pathological), as well as the translation of 'A Woman's Diary', a touching account of the life of the poorer classes in Tokyo, written at the end of the 19th century. (Summary by Availle) (4 hr 19 min)

Chapters

The Legend Of Yurei-Daki

6:05

Read by Scott Carpenter

In a Cup of Tea

7:19

Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet

Common Sense

6:31

Read by Scott Carpenter

Ikiryō

10:04

Read by Ruth Golding

Shiryō

6:39

Read by Ana

The Story of O-Kamé

8:06

Read by summerdaze

Story of a Fly

5:27

Read by Scott Carpenter

Story of a Pheasant

5:18

Read by summerdaze

The Story of Chūgōro

10:23

Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet

A Woman's Diary, Part 1

35:34

Read by Availle

A Woman's Diary, Part 2

33:41

Read by Availle

Heiké-gani

4:36

Read by summerdaze

Fireflies

38:44

Read by Scott Carpenter

A Drop of Dew

6:41

Read by Scott Carpenter

Gaki

25:06

Read by Scott Carpenter

A Matter of Custom

5:18

Read by Eine-von-Vier

Revery

13:06

Read by Martin Geeson

Pathological

6:23

Read by Availle

In the Dead of the Night

6:18

Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet

Kusa-Hibari

9:41

Read by David Barnes

The Eater of Dreams

8:41

Read by Scott Carpenter

Bewertungen

A Real Gem

(5 Sterne)

These stories are amazingly beautiful and often quite poignant. You will fall in love with this audiobook! Check out wiki about the author--he was a real character. I was listening to these tales at night and found myself getting quite caught up in their timeless, wistful quality. Wow. Another 5 stars for the book and the readers. Thanks, Librivox.

A dreamscape of beauty

(5 Sterne)

Thank you for this inspiring reading

(3,5 Sterne)

What happened to the Mary Ann Spiegel sections? Went back to re-listen & new reader for her sections. Disappointed!

it definitely held my interest and I enjoyed the readers

(4 Sterne)

canvery good especially the cricket story, hauntingly sad

(5 Sterne)