Lafcadio Hearn 
Letters from The Raven (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

This series of letters from Hearn to an older friend, Henry Watkin, details his literary ambitions and the extent to which Japan and the East gripped his imagination even from a comparatively young age—
The New York Times said the book reveals interesting aspects of the author, who signed his name as a “pen-and-ink drawing of a raven.”

About the author

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), also known as Koizumi Yakumo, was born in Greece, raised in Ireland, spent years in America, and finally became a citizen of Japan.  A journalist and translator, he played a major role in introducing Japanese culture to the West.  His translations of Japanese fairy tales and ghost stories were especially influential.