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Irish Ghost Stories

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Description

A new, lyrical collection of famous stories and the less well-known. A collection of characteristically playful yet philosophical Irish ghost stories from authors such as Oscar Wilde (The Canterville Ghost), Sheridan Le Fanu (The Child That Went With The Fairies, Stories Of Lough Guir), Charles Maturin (extracts from Melmoth the Wanderer), Lord Dunsany ('The Ghost in the Corner', 'The Sword of Welleran') and Fitz-James O'Brien ('The Diamond Lens', 'What Was It?'). 10 b/w illustrations

Additional information

Weight 176 g
Dimensions 130 × 198 mm
ISBN

9781804172384

Dimensions

130 x 198 mm

Book Type

Paperback / softback

Author

Maura McHugh

Author Bio

Maura McHugh (Introduction) lives in Galway, Ireland and graduated with an MA in Irish 19th Century Supernatural Fiction. She writes across a variety of media, including prose, theatre, film/TV, video games, and comic books. Her 2019 short story collection The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, and its title story was reprinted in Shadow Voices: 300 Years of Irish Genre Fiction, edited by John Connolly. She also writes non-fiction and appears on podcasts and radio, where she interviews, reviews, and discusses pop culture.

Number of Pages

256

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