There was a faint rustling sound, like some small silk thing blown
in a gentle breeze. He sat up straight, stark and scared, and a
small wooden voice spoke in the stillness. "Pa-pa," it said, with a
break between the syllables. From living dolls to spirits wandering
in search of solace or vengeance, the ghostly youth is one of the
most enduring phenomena of supernatural fiction, its roots
stretching back into the realms of folklore and superstition. In
this spine-tingling new collection Jen Baker gathers a selection of
the most chilling hauntings and encounters with ghostly children,
expertly paired with notes and extracts from the folklore and
legends which inspired them. Reviving obscure stories from
Victorian periodicals alongside nail- biting episodes from master
storytellers such as Elizabeth Gaskell, M. R. James and Margery
Lawrence, this is a collection by turns enchanting, moving and
thoroughly frightening.
General
| Imprint: |
British Library Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
British Library Tales of the Weird, 22 |
| Release date: |
May 2021 |
| Editors: |
Jen Baker
|
| Dimensions: |
190 x 130 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7123-5319-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7123-5319-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780712353199 |
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