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Chita: a Memory of Last Island
Lafcadio Hearn
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She won! With a sonorous steam-chant of triumph the brave little vessel rode at last into the bayou, and anchored hard by her accustomed resting-place, in full view of the hotel, though not near enough to shore to lower her gang-plank.... But she had sung her swan-song. Gathering in from the northeast, the waters of the bay were already marbling over the salines and half across the island; and still the wi. . . Read More
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Anyone who claims that no one could foresee the dangers of a hurricane, and the risk to Louisiana coastal dwellers, should read this novel, based no doubt on his experience (or the experience of his sources) with tropical storms. Hearn not only describes the nonchalance of vacationers and dwellers o
Повесть об историческом урагане 1856 года, который смел и смыл чуть ли не все побережье Луизианы и сильно перекроил дельту Миссиссиппи. Такой Паустовский с интригой — лучше сочетания и пожелать нельзя. Первая часть — готовый сценарий фильма-катастрофы, да и дальше все достаточно кинематографично, ст
Lafcadio Hearn is a fantastic folklorist and writer of the supernatural and the uncanny. Writing a piece of slice of life with elements of travel literature and prose poetry, he seems a bit out of his element, and you can see elements of his less realistic, more impressionistic, tendencies sneaking
I found this very dull, and had a hard time staying attentive, despite it having very good reviews and being very short. But a lot of the imagery is very good, and I didn't have to struggle to find the last page. If it had been longer, it probably would have ended up with one star.