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There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from fulfilling her natural destiny.


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Author Bio


  • NameLafcadio Hearn
  • Descriptionwriter
  • AliasesKoizumi Yakumo; Yakumo Koizumi; Patrick Lafcadio Hearn
  • BornJune 27, 1850
  • DiedSeptember 26, 1904
  • CountryGreece; Ireland
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist