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Celtic Weird Tales Of Wicked Folklore And Dark Mythology
Celtic Weird Tales Of Wicked Folklore And Dark Mythology
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Description: Once I thought I glimpsed her high up in a bush like dirty rags in a gale. Not that so far there has been any gale or even any wind. The total silent stillness is one of the worst things. Yes it is a battle with strong and unknown forces that I have on my hands. From the shorelines hills and towns of ancient lands tales of twisted creatures sins against nature and pagan revenants have been passed down from generation to generation. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries folklore from Wales Scotland Ireland Cornwall Brittany and the Isle of Man inspired a new strain of strange short stories penned by writers of the weird and fantastic including masters of the form such as Arthur Machen Edith Wharton and Robert Aickman. In this volume Johnny Mains dives into the archives to unearth a hoard of twenty - one enthralling tales imbued with elements of Celtic folklore ranging from the 1820s to the 1980s and including three weird lost gems translated from Gaelic. Together they conjure uncanny visions of eternal forces beings and traditions resonating with the beguiling essence of this unique branch of strange fiction.
Title: Celtic Weird Tales Of Wicked Folklore And Dark Mythology
Brand: British Library Publishing
Barcode: 9780712354325
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 9/12/2023
Category: Myth & Legend Told As Fiction
Description: Once I thought I glimpsed her high up in a bush like dirty rags in a gale. Not that so far there has been any gale or even any wind. The total silent stillness is one of the worst things. Yes it is a battle with strong and unknown forces that I have on my hands. From the shorelines hills and towns of ancient lands tales of twisted creatures sins against nature and pagan revenants have been passed down from generation to generation. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries folklore from Wales Scotland Ireland Cornwall Brittany and the Isle of Man inspired a new strain of strange short stories penned by writers of the weird and fantastic including masters of the form such as Arthur Machen Edith Wharton and Robert Aickman. In this volume Johnny Mains dives into the archives to unearth a hoard of twenty - one enthralling tales imbued with elements of Celtic folklore ranging from the 1820s to the 1980s and including three weird lost gems translated from Gaelic. Together they conjure uncanny visions of eternal forces beings and traditions resonating with the beguiling essence of this unique branch of strange fiction.
Title: Celtic Weird Tales Of Wicked Folklore And Dark Mythology
Brand: British Library Publishing
Barcode: 9780712354325
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 9/12/2023
Category: Myth & Legend Told As Fiction