Lefkada Greece: The Soil of Hearn's Soul

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn: born on June 27, 1850 on the Greek Adriatic Island of Lefkada of Greek mother, Rosa Cassimati, and Irish father, Charles Bush Hearn. Lafcadio Hearn travelled halfway around the world before arriving in Japan, where he settled and started a family. He died, as a Japanese national, at the age of fifty-four. A writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West.