{"product_id":"the-haunted-library-classic-tales-of-cursed-tomes-9780712355292","title":"The Haunted Library: Classic Tales of Cursed Tomes (Tales of the Weird) [Kirk, Tanya]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eTanya Kirk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA manuscript on loan brings ruin to its reader. A mysterious volume lures its owner toward darkness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eThe Haunted Library\u003c\/i\u003e, a chilling collection of cursed tales steeped in arcane knowledge and the lingering psychic traces that haunt the stacks of libraries, museums, and other repositories of hidden learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published by the British Library in 2016, this expanded edition includes several additional stories and a newly updated introduction by Tanya Kirk, now librarian at St John's College, Cambridge, and firmly immersed in the tradition of Jamesian ghostly terrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publishers Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780712355292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTanya Kirk \u003c\/b\u003eis a librarian at St John's College, Cambridge, and formerly served as a curator of the Western Heritage collections at the British Library, where she was Lead Curator for the period 1601-1900. She co-curated the exhibition \u003ci\u003eTerror \u0026amp; Wonder: The Gothic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e and has edited numerous volumes in the British Library's \u003ci\u003eTales of the Weird\u003c\/i\u003e series, including \u003ci\u003eHaunters at the Hearth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunless Solstice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChill Tidings\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpirits of the Season\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independent Publishers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533318611120,"sku":"9780712355292b","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-haunted-library-classic-tales-of-cursed-tomes-9780712355292","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}