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Tomes of Terror: Haunted Bookstores and Libraries

Throughout history, books have inspired, informed, entertained, and enriched us. They have also kept us up through the night, thrilled us, and lured into their endless depths. Tomes of Terroris a celebration and an eerie look at the siren call of literature and the unexplained and fascinating stories associated with bookish locations around the world.

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Mark Leslie's latest paranormal page-turner is a compendium of true stories of the supernatural in literary locales, complete with hair-raising first-person accounts. You may even recognize a spectre of your local library lurking in these true stories and photographs. If you have ever felt an indescribable presence hanging about a quiet bookshop, then you'll enjoy these fascinating and haunting tales.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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