Circles of Stone

Circles of Stone Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rituals - British Library Tales of the Weird

Short stories

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Publisher's Synopsis

There was no sleep for him that night; he fancied he had seen the stone - which, as you know, was a couple of fields away - as large as life, as if it were on watch outside his window. 
 
The standing stones, stone circles, dolmens and burial sites of the British Isles still resonate with mystery of their primeval origins, enthralling our collective consciousness to this day. Rising up in the field of weird fiction, ancient stones and the rituals and dark forces they once witnessed have inspired a wicked branch of the genre by writers devoted to their eerie potential. 
 
Gathered in tribute to these relics of a lost age - and their pagan legacy of blood - are fifteen stories of haunted henges, Druidic vengeance and solid rock alive with bloodlust, by authors including Algernon Blackwood, Lisa Tuttle, Arthur Machen and Nigel Kneale.

Book information

ISBN: 9780712354592
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Pub date:
Edition: Short stories
DEWEY: 823.08738
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 2372
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 120g
Height: 128mm
Width: 190mm
Spine width: 31mm