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What was one of his famous collections of ghost stories?

  • Ghosts of Tokyo

  • Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

  • Spirits of Japan

  • Ethereal Japan

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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things is one of the most famous collections of ghost stories written by Lafcadio Hearn. It was published in 1904 and contains 17 stories, each of which is based on a Japanese folktale. The stories are all set in rural Japan and feature a variety of supernatural creatures, including ghosts, demons, and spirits.
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