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Haunted Yorkshire

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Dearnley uses her expertise in folklore and ballads to tie together the weird short story heritage of Yorkshire with its historical accounts of local ghosts and legends.

Includes stories by literary giants such as J. B. Priestley alongside rare finds from the British Library collections.

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Beams were dancing on the waters of the Skirfare; the moonlight falling on the hills formed them into fantastic shapes? With a slight indescribable kind of fear I bent my steps homewards.

Along with its great swathes of natural moorland beauty and cities steeped in folklore and history, Yorkshire has a rich literary heritage, populated by innumerable phantoms, faeries and witches, as well as local legends like the bargest (a death-heralding ghost-dog). Gathering the greatest stories of the weird and uncanny set among the breathtaking Dales, rugged coast and bustling towns of God’s Own County, Elizabeth Dearnley presents a new collection of chilling tales, with fresh research exploring examples of Yorkshire’s uniquely haunting influence on horror literature, such as Whitby Abbey’s role in the creation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Additional information

Dimensions 19 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

256

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

823.0873308 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K