Contents 



STORIES FROM STRANGE BOOKS: 



I. THE RECONCILIATION S 



II. A LEGEND OF FUGEN-BOSATSU 15 



III. THE SCREEN-MAIDEN 23 



IV. THE CORPSE-RIDER 33 



V. THE SYMPATHY OF BENTEN 41 



VI. THE GRATITUDE OF THE SAMEBITO .... 57 



JAPANESE STUDIES: 



I. SEwi ; . 71 



II. JAPANESE FEMALE NAMES 105 



HI. OLD JAPANESE SONGS 157 



FANTASIES: 



I. NOCTILOC.* 197 



II. A MYSTERY OF CROWDS 203 



in. GOTHIC HORROR 213 



IV. LEVITATION 225 



V. NlGHTMARE-TODCH 235 



VI. READINGS FROM A DREAM-BOOK 249 



VII. IN A PAIR OF EYES 265 



