True Irish Ghost Stories Review
I found this book to be a wonderful find. Instead of the typical horror shlock, this is a compilation from supposed real life experiences. A Church of England priest helped compile these stories from Victorian-era Ireland. If you are a fan of Victorian Ghost Stories buy the book, turn off the lights and read it by candle-light on a sotrmy night.
True Irish Ghost Stories Overview
Irish fairy and folklore there were in abundance but there was no book of ghosts. And so I determined to supply this sad omission.
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. . . .
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Customer Reviews
Dcoumentary.. - Richard J. Culp - Florida
This is more of a simple documentation of various ghost stories and happenings. There is no suspense or excitement. This is not to say it is a bad book.. the tales are interesting enough.
dPhilc's Review - dPhilc - UK
This book is the offspring of an article in a newspaper, where the authors asked contributors to send their Irish ghost stories. It covers those tranditional stories of banshees and like. It appears long-winded by nonetheless an interesting read.
Disappointed with the lack of authentification. - -
The authors go out of their way to avoid implicating any individuals or locations in these tales. They give the people who have had ghostly sightings generic names (ie. Mr A, Mrs B, their daughter C), and only mention locations in very general terms ( ie. a house in County Kilkenny). A ghost story loses its "kick" when you can't connect it to a time and specific place or at least provide some background. The authors fly from old stereotypical story to old story about "doors slamming" and "bumps in the night" rarely devoting more than a page to each tale. For all anyone knows these guys are making all this up. Furthermore given the title of this book, I expected it to have an Irish theme. With the exception of the chapter on banshees, most of the stories are so generic they could apply to any western country or culture. All in all, a very dull read.
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