Irish fairy and folklore there were in abundance but there was no book of ghosts.
Suddenly a brilliant thought struck me. I wrote out a letter, stating exactly what I wanted, and what I did not want, and requesting the readers of it either to forward me ghost stories, or else to put me in the way of getting them: this letter was sent to the principal Irish newspapers on October 27, and published on October 29, and following days. On October 30, the first answers reached me. Within a fortnight I had sufficient material to make a book; within a month I had so much material that I could pick and choose -- and more was promised. . . .
Irish fairy and folklore there were in abundance but there was no book of ghosts.
Suddenly a brilliant thought struck me. I wrote out a letter, stating exactly what I wanted, and what I did not want, and requesting the readers of it either to forward me ghost stories, or else to put me in the way of getting them: this letter was sent to the principal Irish newspapers on October 27, and published on October 29, and following days. On October 30, the first answers reached me. Within a fortnight I had sufficient material to make a book; within a month I had so much material that I could pick and choose -- and more was promised. . . .
True Irish Ghost Stories, Compiled by St. John D. Seymour, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ghost, Horror
136True Irish Ghost Stories, Compiled by St. John D. Seymour, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ghost, Horror
136Paperback
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781598184761 |
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Publisher: | Aegypan |
Publication date: | 10/01/2006 |
Pages: | 136 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d) |