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The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari

James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville

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. . .Page_48" id="Page_48">[Pg 48] Her eyes became injected with blood. Her breast heaved painfully in the attempt to get air. The women around her gave cries of alarm. O'Mino sank back in a pool of blood. She had died in the midst of her curse. Said one present—"This Tōkichi would not be the honoured Sakuji Sama; nay, not for the full seven existences in human form." The others felt as he did. Even the kenshi drew up his shoulders a little at the frightful mask of the dead woman's face. He could learn but little. Kyūbei, soon at hand, petitioned for the dead body of O'Mino and the custody of the infant. The neighbours corroborated the story of O'Mino; but Densuké had disappeared. Daihachirō never had confidence in his agent. His preparations for flight had been made before Densuké's discovery, and almost together with Densuké he had passed out the gate of Geishū Sama, with the seventy ryō provided by Jusuké. Report being made to the Machi. . . Read More

Community Reviews

5.00
- Liz - Jul 25, 2014

A bit tedious to read, but it really is the quintessential ghost story for Japan. This story is the mother of the long haired ghost, and worth the read for any fan of the genre.

4.00
- Frank - Apr 13, 2022

One of those grotesque horror stories from Japanese folklore that Lafcadio Hearn managed so well. Set in the early 18th century, it tells of an abused wife whose ghost returns to seek vengeance on all those responsible for the terrors she had been forced to endure in life. Unfortunately, Benneville

4.00
- Skrzat_ksiazkowy - Mar 02, 2022

3.5/5 ⭐
Historia jest oparta na legendzie. Na początku ciężko było się wciągnąć, ale im dalej tym ciekawsza była historia. Wszystko, co spotkało kobietę powodowało u mnie poczucie niesprawiedliwości. Zdecydowanie jest to ten typ historii, gdzie kibicujemy zjawie, bo prostu jej współczujemy. Opowieść

5.00
- Dominique - Jul 31, 2014

I can't recommend this book to most people, because it is extremely hard to read. Everyone is nasty and awful and pretty hateful. However, for the fan of Japanese ghost stories, this book is pretty much a necessity as it's basically the only English telling of the quintessential Japanese ghost story

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