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

To my friend
Dr. Rodolfo Matas of New Orleans

Contents

[The Legend of L'Ile Derniere]
[Out of the Sea's Strength]
[The Shadow of the Tide]

The Legend of L'Ile Derniere

I.