{"product_id":"haunters-at-the-hearth-eerie-tales-for-christmas-nights-paperback","title":"Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales for Christmas Nights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTanya Kirk\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"But something odd does happen here at Christmas time. When I first heard the story, I thought it was an old wives' tale, but--well, these old houses--you hear strange things--\" He lifted his shoulders and stared into the fire...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the troves of the British Library collections comes a new volume for Christmas nights--when the boundary between the mundane and the unearthly is ever so thin--ushering in a new throng of revenants, demons, spectres and shades drawn to the glow of the hearth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded within are eighteen classic stories ranging from 1864 to 1974, with vintage Victorian chillers nestled alongside unsettling modern pieces from L. P. Hartley and Mildred Clingerman; lost tales from rare anthologies and periodicals; weird episodes from unexpected authors such as Winston Graham and D. H. Lawrence; stories simmering with a twisted humour from Elizabeth Bowen and Celia Fremlin and many more haunting seasonal treats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTanya Kirk\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator in the Printed Heritage Collections team at the British Library. She has previously edited the Tales of the Weird collection \u003ci\u003eSunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights\u003c\/i\u003e in 2021 with Lucy Evans.\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 x 7.4 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764785643808,"sku":"9780712354271","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a1df8d6273c013429c537b0306f6c47e.webp?v=1780254634","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/haunters-at-the-hearth-eerie-tales-for-christmas-nights-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}