{"product_id":"the-book-of-dreams-and-ghosts","title":"Il libro dei sogni e dei fantasmi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat should you trust when a dream seems to know the future, or a witness sees someone no one else can?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, Andrew Lang explores dreams that seem to foretell events, figures seen at a distance, and houses said to be haunted. His starting point is not the chill of a strange tale, but the person who tells it. Who sees the apparition, and how does the story reach us?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLang brings a folklorist’s curiosity to a question that troubles scholars and the public in 1897: can science explain these experiences? He looks for ordinary causes, including forgotten memories, without dismissing every report. Ancient writings, folk beliefs and accounts from his own day offer echoes of spirits, warnings and haunted places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWitnesses before wonders\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Lang as he weighs the teller and traces the path a strange story takes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDreams and forgotten memories\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore dreams of future or distant events, with ordinary explanations kept firmly in view.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFigures no one else sees\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider reports from sober, healthy witnesses who describe apparitions without any wish to deceive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFolklore across time\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover how old tales of spirits and warnings echo accounts from Lang’s own day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoom for doubt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a curious guide who values evidence over rumour, without promising proof or firm debunking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love ghost lore, folklore and the history of psychical research, and welcome a doubtful but open-minded guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and let Lang’s questions lead you into these strange accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534758052188,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/10645_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175181","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/il-libro-dei-sogni-e-dei-fantasmi","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}