Stranger Than Fiction: Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore by Lewes

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/36595.html.images 360 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/36595.epub3.images 367 kB Send
to
kindle
email:
EPUB (older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/36595.epub.images 371 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/36595.epub.noimages 210 kB
Kindle https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/36595.kf8.images 643 kB
older Kindles https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/36595.kindle.images 630 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/36595.txt.utf-8 340 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/36595/pg36595-h.zip 463 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Lewes, Mary L.
LoC No. 11027541
Title Stranger Than Fiction: Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore
Note Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary "Stranger Than Fiction: Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore" by Mary L. Lewes is a collection of ghost stories and folklore written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the supernatural and the beliefs surrounding ghosts, particularly focusing on the rich tapestry of Welsh lore woven throughout its narratives. Through a combination of personal anecdotes, historical accounts, and local traditions, Lewes aims to preserve and explore the cultural significance of these tales. The beginning of this work introduces the reader to the pervasive interest in ghosts throughout history, illustrating how deeply rooted these beliefs are in various cultures. The author opens by quoting Omar Khayyam and discussing the skepticism towards ghosts that developed over time, contrasting it with the widespread belief in the supernatural during earlier centuries. Lewes presents ghostly encounters from different perspectives, including scholarly views, personal experiences, and folkloric traditions, alluding to specific incidents that will be recounted in later chapters. By interweaving the academic and the anecdotal, she sets the stage for a fascinating exploration of Welsh ghosts and superstitions that bridges the past and present. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Subject Ghosts
Category Text
EBook-No. 36595
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 115 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio