Books and Habits, from the Lectures of Lafcadio HearnLafcadio HearnReading editionChapter navigation19 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Books and HabitsLafcadio HearnIntroductionChapter I · The Insuperable DifficultyChapter II · On Love in English PoetryChapter III · The Ideal Woman in English PoetryChapter IV · Note Upon the Shortest Forms of English PoetryChapter V · Some Foreign Poems on Japanese SubjectsChapter VI · The Bible in English LiteratureChapter VII · The “Havamal”Chapter VIII · Beyond ManChapter IX · The New EthicsChapter X · Some Poems about InsectsChapter XI · Some French Poems about InsectsChapter XII · Note on the Influence of Finnish Poetry in English LiteratureChapter XIII · The Most Beautiful Romance of the Middle AgesChapter XIV · “Ionica”Chapter XV · Old Greek FragmentsINDEXPrevious chapter ←Books and HabitsNext chapter →IntroductionAll chapters and sections (19)Other sectionsBooks and HabitsLafcadio HearnIntroductionChapters123456789101112131415Other sectionsINDEXSelected and Edited with an Introduction byJohn ErskineProfessor of English Columbia University1922London: William Heinemann← Books and HabitsIntroduction →