Tales for Twilight

Name: Tales for Twilight
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781846976520
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Two Hundred Years of Scottish Ghost Stories

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Tales for Twilight presents a chilling collection of ghost stories by notable Scottish authors from the early eighteenth century to the present day. This anthology highlights Scotland's rich tradition of supernatural storytelling, featuring works from Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Muriel Spark, Ian Rankin and others. Spanning two centuries, these eerie tales continue the evolution of ghost stories rooted in oral history, poems and ballads.
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Tales for Twilight

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This book is ideal for readers interested in horror and supernatural fiction with a classic Scottish twist, fans of ghost stories, and those who appreciate historical and contemporary literary voices in the genre. Perfect for readers looking to explore or revisit Scotland's rich tradition of eerie storytelling.

Tales for Twilighttakes the reader on a 200 year journey of Scottish ghost stories, with unnerving tales by writers such as James Hogg in the early eighteenth century, all the way to James Robertson, very much alive in the twenty-first.

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Tales for Twilight offers a spine-tingling selection of unnerving tales by writers from James Hogg in the early eighteenth century to James Robertson, very much alive in the twenty-first. Scottish authors have proved to be exceptionally good at writing ghost stories.

Perhaps it's because of the tradition of oral storytelling that has stretched over centuries, including poems and ballads with supernatural themes. The golden age was during the Victorian and Edwardian period, but the ghost story has continued to evolve and remains popular to this day.

Includes stories from Sir Walter Scott, George Mackay Brown, Muriel Spark, Margaret Oliphant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Guy Boothby, Algernon Blackwood, Eileen Bigland, Ronald Duncan, James Robertson and Ian Rankin.

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Celebrated for showcasing Scottish storytelling at its finest, the collection is praised for its perfect mood when read by flickering candlelight. Michael Carter of Tablet commends the anthology as an optimal accompaniment to a spook-filled setting, while Ken Lussey of Undiscovered Scotland calls it an excellent sampler of some of Scotland's best authors across two centuries. The List highlights the collection’s chilling quality and timeless appeal, ideal for Halloween reading.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781846976520

Publisher: Birlinn General

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited

Edition: New in Paperback

Contributors:

Edited by Alistair W.J. Kerr

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 273g

Pages: 308

Collections

Classic Fiction Fiction General Fiction Health & Wellness Horror & Supernatural Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Alistair W. J. Kerrwas born in Scotland. His father was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps, who later became an academic. Alistair studied History and Law at the University of Edinburgh and later became a civil servant. He is the editor ofDark Encounters: A Collection of Scottish Ghost Stories (Polygon, 2017).