Tales of Terror (Enchanted World)

by Time-Life Books, Ellen Dupont

Enchanted World (19)

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A collection of thirteen tales about ghosts, goblins, hauntings, and black magic, gathered from places as far apart as Arabia and Norway.

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This is a wonderful series, beautifully illustrated, and selections fitting the subtitle. A Bibliography, Picture Credits, and Acknowledgements appear at the end of each book. There are far too many to enter singularly.

This book has 4 chapters with appropriate tales:
Chapter One: The Walking Deaf of Brittany
Chapter Two: An Implacable Army
Chapter Three: In the Body of the Beast
Chapter Four: Harvest of Horrors
Chapter Five: The Goblin's Guest
Chapter Six: An Unfinished Death
Chapter Seven: Furies of the Far North
Chapter Eight: Bloodguilt of a Royal House
Chapter Nine: A Stormy Reckoning
Chapter Ten: Bride of the Ghost-Chief
Chapter Eleven: The Kiss of Evil
Chapter Twelve: Demons of the Dreamtime
Chapter Thirteen: The Healer's Secret

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Canonical title
Tales of Terror (Enchanted World) (Enchanted World)
People/Characters
Marie-Job; Bishop Hatto of Mainz; Thorgunna; Thurid; Kjartan Thuridsson; Kwairyo (show all 12); Oenomaus; Myrtilus; Pelops; Thyestes; Clytemnestra; Death
Important places
Brittany, France; Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
First words
In Brittany, the living knew they did not dwell alone.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And, far away in the capital, a church bell began to toll.

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DDC/MDS
398.25Society, government, & cultureCustoms, etiquette & folkloreFolklore & FolktalesFolk literatureGhost stories
LCC
GR73 .T35Geography, Anthropology and RecreationFolkloreFolkloreFolk literature (General)

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English, German
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