

Contents 



STORIES FROM STRANGE BOOKS: 



I. THE RECONCILIATION 5 



II. A LEGEND OF FCGEN-BOSATSU IS 



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. St Mi ' 71 



II. JAPANESE FEMALE NAMES 105 



III. OLD JAPANESE SONGS *S7 



FANTASIES: 



I. NocmuCjE 197 



II. A MYSTERY OF CROWDS 203 



III. GOTHIC HORROR 213 



IV. LEVITATION 225 



V. NIGHTMARE-TOUCH 235 



VI. READINGS FROM A DREAM-BOOK 249 



VII. IN A PAIR OF EYES 26 5 



