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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Ghosts and Family Legends | Victorian Supernatural Tales of Haunting, Inheritance, Apparitions, and Spiritual Belief | Catherine Ann Crowe | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2023 | e-artnow | EAN 9788027379538 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: e-artnow s.r.o., Za Sidlistem 22, 143 00 PRAGUE, TSCHECHIEN, kristoferpaetau[at]gmail[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In her compelling work, 'Ghosts and Family Legends,' Catherine Ann Crowe intricately weaves together a tapestry of eerie narratives and personal histories that reflect Victorian sensibilities and the era's fascination with the supernatural. This collection blurs the boundaries between folklore and fact, employing a vivid, narrative style that invites readers into a world where gothic elements flourish. Crowe's prose is rich with atmospheric detail, emphasizing emotional resonance and cultural significance, while providing a social commentary on the complexities of family and memory through the lens of the paranormal. Born in 1803 into a milieu that valued storytelling and folklore, Catherine Ann Crowe's own life experiences undoubtedly shaped her fascination with the spectral. An English novelist and playwright, Crowe was both a chronicler and a critic of her time, often engaging with the themes of the occult and supernatural. Her position within the literary circles of her day, along with her passion for ghost stories, led her to become a pioneer in the exploration of the macabre, earning her a place in Victorian literature. 'Ghosts and Family Legends' is highly recommended for readers interested in the intersection of ghost lore and heritage. It serves as an engrossing exploration that not only entertains but also provokes deep reflection on how stories of the past shape our understanding of the present. This collection is a must-read for those who appreciate gothic literature and the complexities of human experience. 132 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ghosts and Family Legends gathers supernatural anecdotes, inherited tales, and domestic traditions into a distinctly Victorian meditation on memory, haunting, and belief. Crowe's prose combines the intimacy of fireside storytelling with the evidentiary habits of antiquarian and psychical inquiry, presenting apparitions not merely as sensational intrusions but as signs embedded in kinship, property, conscience, and local history. The book belongs to the rich nineteenth-century culture of ghost narrative, poised between Gothic romance, folklore collection, and the emerging fascination with spiritual phenomena. Catherine Ann Crowe was an English novelist, dramatist, and writer on the supernatural whose career was shaped by intellectual independence and a sustained interest in experiences excluded from conventional rationalism. Best known for The Night-Side of Nature, she helped popularize serious discussion of dreams, second sight, apparitions, and mesmerism. Her fiction and essays often reveal a concern with women's testimony, moral psychology, and the hidden pressures within family life, all of which inform this volume. Readers interested in Victorian literature, folklore, spiritualism, or the cultural history of haunting will find Ghosts and Family Legends both engaging and revealing. It rewards those who value ghost stories not only as entertainments, but as documents of belief, fear, inheritance, and social imagination.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Ghosts and Family Legends gathers supernatural anecdotes, inherited tales, and domestic traditions into a distinctly Victorian meditation on memory, haunting, and belief. Crowe's prose combines the intimacy of fireside storytelling with the evidentiary habits of antiquarian and psychical inquiry, presenting apparitions not merely as sensational intrusions but as signs embedded in kinship, property, conscience, and local history. The book belongs to the rich nineteenth-century culture of ghost narrative, poised between Gothic romance, folklore collection, and the emerging fascination with spiritual phenomena. Catherine Ann Crowe was an English novelist, dramatist, and writer on the supernatural whose career was shaped by intellectual independence and a sustained interest in experiences excluded from conventional rationalism. Best known for The Night-Side of Nature, she helped popularize serious discussion of dreams, second sight, apparitions, and mesmerism. Her fiction and essays often reveal a concern with women's testimony, moral psychology, and the hidden pressures within family life, all of which inform this volume. Readers interested in Victorian literature, folklore, spiritualism, or the cultural history of haunting will find Ghosts and Family Legends both engaging and revealing. It rewards those who value ghost stories not only as entertainments, but as documents of belief, fear, inheritance, and social imagination. 132 pp. Englisch.…