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Shadowings
by Lafcadio Hearn
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Can I read Shadowings in English as a learner?
Yes — read Shadowings by Lafcadio Hearn in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.
- CEFR level
- C1
- Length
- 36 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
A young samurai, ruined and regretful, returns to Kyoto to seek forgiveness from the wife he divorced in folly. Haunted by memories and remorse, he longs to reclaim lost love and make amends amid the silent, moonlit streets of his past.
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Contents
36 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.
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