ISBN: 9798235908093 - the christmas ghost book (10 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Christmas was once the season of ghosts.Before it became a festival of bright shop windows, cheerful music, and sentimental family scenes, Christmas belonged to the long dark of winter. It belonged to firelight, old houses, empty chairs, church bells at midnight, strange footsteps on staircases, and stories told while the world outside lay cold and black.The Christmas Ghost Book explores the forgotten tradition of ghost stories at Christmas, tracing the custom through winter folklore, Victorian publishing, haunted houses, fireside storytelling, Dickens, M. R. James, British and Irish spirit lore, the Wild Hunt, Alpine Christmas monsters, and the eerie survival of seasonal fear in the modern world.Inside this book, readers will discover:¿ Why Christmas and ghost stories became so deeply connected¿ How winter darkness shaped older beliefs about spirits and the dead¿ Why the hearth became the natural theatre for supernatural tales¿ How haunted houses became part of the Christmas imagination¿ The role of Charles Dickens in making Christmas ghosts unforgettable¿ How M. R. James perfected the scholarly ghost story by candlelight¿ The folklore of winter spirits across Britain and Ireland¿ The Wild Hunt, Krampus, Frau Perchta, the Yule Cat, and other dark seasonal figures¿ Why modern readers still return to ghost stories in DecemberThis is a book about the shadow inside the season, the old belief that the dead draw close when the year turns cold, and the strange comfort people find in being frightened beside the fire.For readers of folklore, haunted history, Victorian ghost stories, gothic Christmas traditions, winter superstition, and the darker side of the festive season, this is a journey into the candlelit heart of Christmas.Pull the chair closer. The fire is still going. The story is about to begin.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Christmas was once the season of ghosts.Before it became a festival of bright shop windows, cheerful music, and sentimental family scenes, Christmas belonged to the long dark of winter. It belonged to firelight, old houses, empty chairs, church bells at midnight, strange footsteps on staircases, and stories told while the world outside lay cold and black.The Christmas Ghost Book explores the forgotten tradition of ghost stories at Christmas, tracing the custom through winter folklore, Victorian publishing, haunted houses, fireside storytelling, Dickens, M. R. James, British and Irish spirit lore, the Wild Hunt, Alpine Christmas monsters, and the eerie survival of seasonal fear in the modern world.Inside this book, readers will discover: - Why Christmas and ghost stories became so deeply connected- How winter darkness shaped older beliefs about spirits and the dead- Why the hearth became the natural theatre for supernatural tales- How haunted houses became part of the Christmas imagination- The role of Charles Dickens in making Christmas ghosts unforgettable- How M. R. James perfected the scholarly ghost story by candlelight- The folklore of winter spirits across Britain and Ireland- The Wild Hunt, Krampus, Frau Perchta, the Yule Cat, and other dark seasonal figures- Why modern readers still return to ghost stories in DecemberThis is a book about the shadow inside the season, the old belief that the dead draw close when the year turns cold, and the strange comfort people find in being frightened beside the fire.For readers of folklore, haunted history, Victorian ghost stories, gothic Christmas traditions, winter superstition, and the darker side of the festive season, this is a journey into the candlelit heart of Christmas.Pull the chair closer. The fire is still going. The story is about to begin. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Christmas Ghost Book | Patrick Mullany | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Black Bell Books | EAN 9798235908093 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.