1889. CHITA: a Memory of Last Island. By Lafcadio Hearn
But Nature whistled with all her winds,
Did as she pleased, and went her way."
—Emerson.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1889. 12mo., 3 p. l., pp. 204, terra-cotta cloth, decorated.
(Published first in Harper's Monthly, April, 1888.)
(1) Dedication:—
To my Friend
DR. RODOLFO MATAS
of
New Orleans
(2) Contents:—
Part I
The Legend of L'île Dernière
Part II
Out of the Sea's Strength
Part III
The Shadow of the Tide
(Reverse)
Je suis la vaste mêlée,—
Reptile, étant l onde; ailée,
Étant le vent,—
Force et fuite, haine et vie,
Houle immense, poursuivie
Et poursuivant.
—Victor Hugo.