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Passed down in the oral tradition and sung traditionally as working songs, sea shanties tell the human stories of life at sea: hard graft, battling the elements, the loss of ships or pining for a lady on shore. Acclaimed shanty devotee Gerry Smyth presents the background to each shanty alongside musical notation.

This collection of Vernon Lee's uniquely weird short stories and dark fantasies proves why she was once considered among the best of the genre, and why she deserves to return to those ranks today.

E F Benson's 'spook stories' pushed the boundaries of the ghost story tradition by exploring new, previously 'out of bounds' settings - such as public transport and even hauntings by daylight - to frighten his readers from the 1890s to the 1930s.

The excruciating beauty, exoticism and mystery of tattoos is laid bare in this new collection of 12 stories ranging from the 1880s to 1940s.

"It is my firm opinion that...The Willows is the greatest weird tale ever written." - H.P. LovecraftFrom one of the greatest and most prolific authors of twentieth century weird fiction come four of the very best strange stories ever told.

Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the villainous (or perhaps just misunderstood) `killer plant' in fiction, film and video games.

Jim Teasdale has been drowned in the Dumb River, near Ely, miles from his Yorkshire home. His body has been discovered before the killer intended and it's up to Superintendent Littlejohn to trace the mystery of the unassuming victim's murder to its source, leaving scandal in his wake as the hidden dealings of Jim Teasdale begin to surface.

Delving deep into the sub-genre of Dark Fantasy, fiction expert Mike Ashley has gathered an unsettling mixture of twisted tales, encounters with logic-defying creatures and nightmarish fables certain to perplex, beguile and of course, entertain.

Howling down the tunnels comes a new collection showcasing the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks, many of which are republished here for the first time since their original departure.

Excellent Intentions is a classic crime novel laced with irreverent wit, first published in 1939.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Peter Whitfield reveals some of the ways in which the structure of the universe has been conceived, explained and depicted. This new edition is updated to include a wider range of stunning maps of the skies in full colour, including imagery from the latest voyages of space exploration.

Sumptuously illustrated with eighty maps from the British Library's unrivalled collection, this gorgeous children's book whisks its reader around the globe. Fascinating snippets explore each place in more depth, revealing its history, famous people, landmarks, wildlife, culture or customs.

A study of sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps.

Together these stories demonstrate the range and high accomplishment of the classic British impossible crime story over more than half a century.

Following in the tradition of the British Library Philosophy of ... series, this full-colour book explores the fascinating and diverse influences on our Christmas celebrations. A beautifully designed gift book, this is the perfect stocking filler, written by popular and best-selling author, Caroline Taggart.

This exquisite book builds on ongoing trends for re-telling classical and medieval stories from the perspective of female characters. Powerful tales are presented alongside some of the most exquisite examples of art to survive from the eighth to the sixteenth centuries.

Featuring Bowen's trademark authentic historical detail, evoking Germany and its haunting folklore in the 1800s, this lost novel from one of the great writers of twentieth-century Weird returns to print for the first time since 1921. This title includes a new introduction by the writer and critic Michael Dirda.

Two titans of the Weird collide in this collaboration with the social media and publishing phenomenon Weird Walk, including notes and real-life walk recommendations for each story to help readers to arrange their own journeys into the rambling weird. This collection features classics alongside lesser-known finds from the Library's collections.

A cultural history of pickling and fermentation for enthusiasts and a good general introduction for those who are curious to understand more about these food types and techniques. Ties into current trends around gut health and the microbiome. Authoritative text by a leading consultant on pickling and fermentation.

First published in 1945, Loft's masterful storytelling manages to weave lighter comedic moments into this darker tale. A suspenseful thriller that will leave the reader guessing in the final pages, this mystery is a fantastic addition to the British Library Women Writers series, now featuring over 25 titles.

A new and definitive collected works of neglected master of weird fiction, including never-before-published stories from the author's archive. With introduction by Haynes expert Craig Lamont, and a foreword by Johnny Mains, it features spellbinding Mervyn Peake illustrations, champion of Haynes' writing, from the Library's collections.

First published in 1973 but written in the vintage mystery mode, Lettice Cooper uses her literary sensibilities to deliver a strong detective story with a well-brewed psychological depth.

First published in 1956, this classic mystery leaps out of rarity to join the British Library Crime Classics series. Inspector McDonald ventures abroad into Ally occupied Vienna on this busman's holiday.

An original collection of London mysteries from the Golden Age of crime curated by award winning editor, Martin Edwards. Authors include Arthur Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr, Josephine Bell, Anthony Berkeley, Margery Allingham, Henry Wade and many more.

Continuing the thematic strand of the successful and proven British Library '100 Maps' series. This new volume traces the fully international history of railways from their beginnings in the north-west of England through to the inter-continental lines of today.

A first-class narrative writer blends his unique cartographic and topographic understanding of the key ports of early seaborne commerce.

In the mid-nineteenth century, public fascination with spiritualism surged. This new anthology collecting tales of séances, spirit summoning and spiritual phenomena features stories from literary legends Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Florence Marryat, amongst others with notes tracing three key cultural phases of ghostly obsession.

Through a selection of detailed expert essays and some 40 spotlight studies, Medieval Women reveals a rich and complex picture of their world, full of colourful characters and intriguing stories. This title accompanies the British Library Exhibition and showcases incredible items from the Library's archive and major European collections.

A book that explores pudding's enduring popularity and why puddings remain the ultimate comfort food. Since the pandemic, sales of puddings are up 20% overall, written by a chef, this is a thorough cultural history of the pudding in all its incarnations.

A new collection of classic stories and poems celebrating Halloween's unique legacy of weird and spooky storytelling. Featuring a new introduction by Johnny Mains charting the history of Halloween fiction and the traditions of Samhain through to All Souls' Night and beyond, includes the works of rare authors from the archives.