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- I am persecuted by mosquitoes. There are several species in my neighborhood; but only one of them is a serious torment,—a tiny needly thing, all silver-speckled and silver-streaked.
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Feb 16, 2020 · MOSQUITOES . With a view to self-protection I have been reading Dr. Howard’s book, “Mosquitoes.” I am persecuted by mosquitoes. There are several species in my neighborhood; but only one of them is a serious torment,—a tiny needly thing, all silver-speckled and silver-streaked.
Hearn studied and wrote extensively on insects. [5] The last section of Kwaidan contains three essays on insects and their connection to Chinese and Japanese beliefs. [6] Butterflies: Personification of the human soul. Mosquitoes: Karmic reincarnation of jealous or greedy people in the form of Jiki-ketsu-gaki or "blood-drinking pretas".
Apr 22, 2021 · In this prose, the author talks about the mosquitoes near his house and its dangerous bite. He says that mosquitoes bite is irritating and disturbing and how he has persecuted by it. He particularly talks about a tiny needle mosquito and its bite is compared to an electric burn.
The writing is, granted, unwittingly comical at times: “Only feminine malice can explain the ingenious capacity for torment caused by the mosquito,” he pontificates; and in the sections on Japan there are lengthy passages full of quaint orientalism; “—you cannot imagine the real charm of queerness and prettiness, the wonderful blending ...
Yakumo Koizumi (小泉 八雲, 27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (Greek: Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χέρν, romanized: Patríkios Lefkádios Chérn) and professionally known simply as Lafcadio Hearn, was a writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. [1]
Rosa Cassimati (Ρόζα Αντωνίου Κασιμάτη in Greek), a Greek woman, bore Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χερν in Greek or 小泉八雲 in Japanese), a son, to Charles Hearn, an army doctor from Ireland.
