Böcker av Emily Gerard

"Transylvanian Superstitions," a seminal work by Emily Gerard, first published in 1885, stands as a cornerstone in Gothic literature and is recognized for its profound influence on Bram Stoker's creation of the iconic novel, "Dracula." Gerard's meticulous exploration of Transylvania reveals a landscape steeped in captivating folklore, where superstitions thrive with unparalleled richness. In this literary masterpiece, Gerard unveils a world where demons, pixies, witches, and hobgoblins find refuge within the mountain ramparts of Transylvania, creating an enchanting tapestry of delusion. The author's keen observations and vivid descriptions transport readers to a realm where superstition flourishes in bewildering variety, offering a captivating glimpse into a bygone era's intricate belief systems.

Gerard's novel tells the story of Reata, a young woman who discovers her family's dark history during a trip to their ancestral homeland in Scotland. The setting of the novel is richly drawn, and the characters are complex and multi-dimensional. Gerard's vivid prose and masterful storytelling make this a compelling read for anyone who loves historical fiction.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A rare first-hand Victorian account of this little-known region, published in 1888 when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In a highly engaging, anecdotal style, novelist Emily Gerard combines her personal recollections of with a detailed account of the landscape, people, superstitions and customs.

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!