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Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales Unknown - 2004
by Kirk, Russell
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- Title Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales
- Author Kirk, Russell
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- Edition First Edition
- Pages 406
- Publisher ISI Distributed Titles, Grand Rapids, MI
- Date 2004-04
- ISBN 9780802839381
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Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales
by Russell Kirk
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Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology Of Ghostly Tales
by Kirk, Russell; Guroian, Vigen
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Cambridge, UK: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, minor shelf rubbing. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Ancestral Shadows collects nineteen of Kirk's best ghostly tales from periodicals and anthologies published throughout his life. In the tradition of Defoe, Stevenson, Hawthorne, Coleridge, Poe, and other master writers, these frightful stories conjure the creaks and shadows of the very places where they came to life through Kirk's pen: haunted St. Andrews, the Isle of Eigg, Kellie Castle, Balcarres House, Durie House ("which has the most persistent of all country-house specters"), and Kirk's own ancestral spooky house in Mecosta, Michigan. The volume ends with "A Cautionary Note on the Ghostly Tale," an incisive piece in which Kirk reflects on why he writes such stories." All important literature has some ethical…
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