Haunters at the Hearth

Eerie Tales for Christmas Nights

Tanya Kirk, Tanya Kirk

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British Library Publishing
11 January 2023

Anthologies (non-poetry); Fiction & Literature; Classic horror & ghost stories

Series: British Library Tales of the Weird

""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...""

From 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.

Included 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.

Edited by: Tanya Kirk, Tanya Kirk
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 34
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712354271
ISBN 10: 0712354271
Series: British Library Tales of the Weird
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 11 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lucy Evans and Tanya Kirk are curators in the Printed Heritage Collections team at the British Library. Together they edited the Tales of the Weird collection Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights in 2021.