An eddy on the floor : a ghost story for Christmas

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An eddy on the floor : a ghost story for Christmas / Bernard Capes ; designed & decorated by Seth. - [London] : Penguin Books, 2023. - 95, [7] stron : ilustracje ; 17 cm.

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Capes Bernard (1854-1918) Autor Seth (1962- ) Ilustracje

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Literatura angielska

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Lekarze Nawiedzone miejsca Więzienia (budynki) Więźniowie Wielka Brytania

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A classic ghost story illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist, Seth. A man is unexpectedly appointed as doctor at the local prison. But when a terrified inmate begs to be moved, the young doctor begins to question his good fortune: the cell adjacent to the frightened man has been boarded up for years – and no one will let the doctor inside. (Nota wydawcy).

World-renowned cartoonist Seth illustrates a new story for his Christmas Ghost Stories series. The telling or reading of ghost stories during long, dark, and cold Christmas nights is a yuletide ritual dating back to at least the eighteenth century, and was once as much a part of Christmas tradition as decorating fir trees, feasting on goose, and the singing of carols. During the Victorian era many magazines printed ghost stories specifically for the Christmas season. These "winter tales" didn't necessarily explore Christmas themes. Rather, they were offered as an eerie pleasure to be enjoyed on Christmas Eve with the family, adding a supernatural shiver to the seasonal chill. The tradition remained strong in the British Isles (and her colonies) throughout much of the twentieth century, though in recent years it has been on the wane. Certainly, few people in Canada or the United States seem to know about it any longer. This series of small books seeks to rectify this, to revive a charming custom for the long, dark nights we all know so well here at Christmastime. In An Eddy on the Floor, a boarded-up prison cell is opened, but to what consequence? What possible reason could there be to leave one cell abandoned for so many years?" (Nota wydawcy)

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