CONTENTS

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I. HEREDITY AND THE EARLY LIFE [1]

II. IN PERSON [7]

III. THE PERIOD OF THE GRUESOME [13]

IV. THE NEW ORLEANS TIME [33]

V. AT MARTINIQUE [57]

VI. "GETTING A SOUL" [65]

VII. "IN GHOSTLY JAPAN" [81]

VIII. AS A POET [93]

IX. THE POET OF MYOPIA [103]

X. HEARN'S STYLE [119]

XI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION [137]

XII. APPRECIATIONS AND EPITOMES [143]

BIBLIOGRAPHY [247]