by Lafcadio Hearn.
Adapted for radio by Roger Frith , and read by Ronald Pickup.
In 1861 a catastrophic tidal wave overwhelmed Last
Island, a Creole society holiday resort in the Louisiana Bayou. Hearn. best known for his translations from the Japanese, worked for a time as a reporter in New Orleans. Chita is his only dramatic novel.
1: Out of the Sea's Strength (Part 2 tomorrow at 10.00pm)