Presentation of the Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the greatest authors in the world, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These editions celebrate the variety and diversity of Penguin Classics, taking us on journeys from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sunny Mediterranean island, and from a chess game in the ocean to a love story on the moon.

Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are sewn in colorful, textured fabric and sealed with aluminum sheets. In this haunted collection, the ghosts and ghouls of Japanese fairy tales wander the pages. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew from traditional Japanese folklore, enriched with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create these chilling tales. Today, they are considered classics in their own right in Japan.

"The stories occupy the world of daydreams that our mind projects onto the backs of our eyelids, where the ordinary mingles with the supernatural" - Wall Street Journal

Pages: 224, Dimensions: 12x12cm