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Irish Ghosts And Hauntings

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Irish Ghosts And Hauntings
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Scott
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreHorror and ghost stories
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780751501544
ClassificationsDewey:398.2509415
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Sphere
Publication Date 19 May 1994
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

What is it about Ireland' s past that so haunts the imagination More than one answer can be found in Michael Scott's powerful new collection of 29 tales. To start with, in a newly Christianized Ireland, monks do battle with a devilish monster that has killed a river. All the water in this collection, from rivers to lakes, conceal dangers that men and women would best avoid. Ready to tempt Ireland' s new conquerors -- humankind-- supernatural forces hide beneath waves, in bogs, in the very land, waiting. With his usual inventiveness, Michael Scott juxtaposes the old and the new, the ancient and modern, showing that in everyday situations, the curses of Ireland' s mythic past lie imp- like, threatening destruction.

Author Biography

An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland's most successful authors. Writing in genres of fantasy, science-fiction, horror, and folklore, he was hailed by the Irish Times as "The King of Fantasy in These Isles." He lives and writes in Dublin, Ireland.