Project Gutenberg 2011-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 78 Lewes, Mary L. 11027541 Stranger Than Fiction: Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. 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.) "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.) en Ghosts BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 368419 368436 2024-10-15T13:08:08.961042 2023-09-16T06:00:57.738830 text/html text/html 367059 2011-07-04T17:13:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 376409 2011-07-04T17:13:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375812 2024-10-15T13:08:18.415023 application/epub+zip 380086 2024-10-15T13:08:13.223062 application/epub+zip 214879 2024-10-15T13:08:11.661029 application/epub+zip 658124 2024-10-15T13:08:22.183976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645025 2024-10-15T13:08:17.346108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367960 2022-09-16T16:28:31.920824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348619 348396 2024-10-15T13:08:08.332087 2023-09-16T06:00:57.163847 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 348353 2011-07-04T17:13:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132789 2011-07-04T17:13:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 348349 2011-07-04T17:13:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132744 2011-07-04T17:13:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21202 2024-10-15T13:08:22.504966 application/rdf+xml 24310 2024-10-15T13:08:12.247000 image/jpeg 4600 2024-10-15T13:08:11.949033 image/jpeg 474423 2024-10-15T13:08:09.000031 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog