Shadows Over Cymru

£16.99

A new selection of strange stories celebrating the storytelling tradition of Wales, with ghost stories, retellings of haunting folklore and modern tales of the macabre and unexplained.

Featuring some of the greatest names in weird fiction such as Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood along with important figures in Welsh literature, from the folklorist Marie Trevelyan to Dylan Thomas and Margiad Evans.

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From the peaks of Eryri to dramatic coastlines, misty valleys and haunted mines, Wales is a land whose myth and folklore has long been reflected in a thriving storytelling tradition, with the dragons and sorcerers of the Mabinogion and Arthurian legend laying a path for later tales of the Tylwyth Teg, and the pitiless fair folk of Arthur Machen’s fictional world.

To show the breadth of the strange tales inspired by the Celtic history and local legends of Cymru, horror expert Aaron Worth presents an exciting new selection of Anglophone Welsh fiction, including folkloric retellings, classics of the early twentieth-century weird and chilling pieces by writers from beyond the country’s borders. Featuring stories by Dylan Thomas, Christianna Brand, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Margiad Evans and many more, this collection welcomes you to the darker side of Cymru.

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Dimensions 21 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

288

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

823.91208037 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K