{"product_id":"2940012240422","title":"True Irish Ghost Stories","description":"In 1913, St. John D. Seymour realized that Ireland had folklore and fairy-tale collections a-plenty, but the country's rich tradition of ghost stories was for the most part untapped. So, working with Harry L. Neligan, he set out to gather a few. The resulting book, first published in 1914 and revised with additional stories in 1926, is back on the market for a new generation of curiosity seekers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue Irish Ghost Stories doesn't try to be horrific or to shock its readers with gruesome or frightening tales. The editors published a request for anecdotes in the newspapers of the day and waited for the stories to roll in. They got a lot of responses, but there isn't much detail or depth, and there's very little effort made to explain the background or cause of the events described.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting book is conversational in tone. These aren't the sort of ghost stories to be told around a campfire; they read more like some polite parlor discourse over a pot of tea or a bit of gossip down at the pub. There's a hint of embarrassment, too, as if a ghostly experience isn't something you'd want linked to the family name -- in fact, most of the names and locations are not revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   I. HAUNTED HOUSES IN OR NEAR DUBLIN\u003cbr\u003e  II. HAUNTED HOUSES IN CONN'S HALF\u003cbr\u003e III. HAUNTED HOUSES IN MOGH'S HALF\u003cbr\u003e  IV. POLTERGEISTS\u003cbr\u003e   V. HAUNTED PLACES\u003cbr\u003e  VI. APPARITIONS AT OR AFTER DEATH\u003cbr\u003e VII. BANSHEES, AND OTHER DEATH-WARNINGS\u003cbr\u003eVIII. MISCELLANEOUS SUPERNORMAL EXPERIENCES\u003cbr\u003e  IX. LEGENDARY AND ANCESTRAL GHOSTS\u003cbr\u003e   X. MISTAKEN IDENTITY—CONCLUSION","brand":"Cherry Lane Ebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081185313008,"sku":"2940012240422","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012240422_p0.jpg?v=1763553545","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012240422","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}