{"product_id":"cornish-horrors-tales-from-the-lands-end-paperback","title":"Cornish Horrors: Tales from the Land's End - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Passey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mariner inherits a skull that screams incessantly along with the roar of the sea; a phantom hare stalks the moors to deliver justice for a crime long dead; a man witnesses a murder in the Cornish woods, only to wonder whether it was he himself who committed the crime.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering a bounty of lost or forgotten strange and Gothic tales set in Cornwall, \u003ci\u003eCornish Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e explores the rich folklore and traditions of the county in a journey through mines, local mythology, shipwrecks, seascapes, and the coming of the railway and tourism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With tales by horror luminaries such as Bram Stoker, Poe, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, this edition also features a host of underappreciated writers such as F. Tennyson Jesse and Margery Williams - said to be a strong influence on Lovecraft's writing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Passey\u003c\/b\u003e is a teacher and researcher at the University of Bristol specializing in transhistorical Gothic fiction. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eCornish Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, is upcoming with University of Wales Press and she has previously published on Ann Radcliffe, Wilkie Collins, and Shirley Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 7.4 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767328080160,"sku":"9780712353991","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c64732ba0e68317cb387f64fb0ab6d1e.webp?v=1780308996","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cornish-horrors-tales-from-the-lands-end-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}