Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs, credited to Lafcadio Hearn, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

̄LibriVox recording of Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs, by Lafcadio Hearn. 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 Ava)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs
• Author credits: Lafcadio Hearn
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 4:19:41

Catalogue topics

• Japan
• short stories
• ghost stories

Track guide

1. 01 The Legend Of Yurei-Daki — 6:05
2. 02 In a Cup of Tea — 7:19
3. 03 Common Sense — 6:32
4. 04 Ikiryō — 10:05
5. 05 Shiryō — 6:40
6. 06 The Story of O-Kamé — 8:07
7. 07 Story of a Fly — 5:28
8. 08 Story of a Pheasant — 5:19
9. 09 The Story of Chūgōro — 10:23
10. 10 A Woman's Diary, Part 1 — 35:34
11. 11 A Woman's Diary, Part 2 — 33:42
12. 12 Heiké-gani — 4:36
13. 13 Fireflies — 38:45
14. 14 A Drop of Dew — 6:42
15. 15 Gaki — 25:06
16. 16 A Matter of Custom — 5:19
17. 17 Revery — 13:06
18. 18 Pathological — 6:23
19. 19 In the Dead of the Night — 6:18
20. 20 Kusa-Hibari — 9:42
21. 21 The Eater of Dreams — 8:42

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