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The Strange Tale of Lafcadio Hearn

Dowden discovers how his ancestor, writer Lafcadio Hearn, left the West to settle in Japan and became a national hero. He also meets his distant Japanese cousin, whose pride in his ancestor shows how Hearn is still held in high esteem.

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28 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project