{"product_id":"the-dread-of-night-supernatural-encounters-from-the-british-raj-paperback","title":"The Dread of Night Supernatural Encounters from the British Raj - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBithia Mary Croker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlice Perrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhosts, derangements and strange happenings abound inVictorian fiction. Even\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore so in stories from the Raj written by English writers, overwhelmed, often\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunnerved, by the vast and alien land they ruled but could not quite come to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrips with.To them, India's jungles, village squares and railway stations-even\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir own colonial bungalows-bristled with the long-dead, the undead, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunexplained and the terrible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen writers of the Raj brought greater imagination and skill to the spooky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etale than men.And among them, Bithia Mary Croker and Alice Perrin were easily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe best.This collection brings together, for the first time ever, the spookiest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshort stories of these mistresses of the Raj supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe khidmatgar of a derelict mansion is curiously always at his master and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emistress' service, but only after dark.A dead woman comes calling for her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevoted husband, the Collector of a colonial outpost.An unwelcoming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekhansamah in a secluded dak bungalow hides a sinister secret.An ayah bewilders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher mistress when she sings lullabies to her imaginary charge.A missionary'halfcaste' Eurasian discovers the powers of a native goddess.And a stately hill station\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehome comes to be occupied by a family of four, happy for the surprisingly low\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erent they must pay, until they discover why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon local legends, colonial records and Indian folklore, these gripping, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eatmospheric tales will send shivers down your spine and yet leave you craving for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724919574591,"sku":"9789354475672","price":27.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c39c905a5be9b769d291789a85d5ac3b.webp?v=1765104388","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-dread-of-night-supernatural-encounters-from-the-british-raj-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}