Strangely Enough!
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Some stories refuse to be explained — and Strangely Enough! by C. B. Colby is a masterful collection of exactly those kinds of tales. First published in the 1950s, this anthology chronicles some of the most baffling, spine-tingling, and inexplicable true accounts ever assembled in one volume, spanning ghostly encounters, premonitions, mysterious disappearances, and events that defy the boundaries of science and reason. Written with a journalist's sharp eye for detail, Colby presents each story with an air of calm authority that makes the strangeness all the more unsettling — these are not fairy tales, but reported incidents that left witnesses, investigators, and readers thoroughly confounded. A cornerstone of mid-20th-century paranormal literature, Strangely Enough! introduced generations of young readers to the thrilling idea that the world holds far more mysteries than it does answers. Colby's prose is crisp, accessible, and deceptively matter-of-fact, allowing the sheer weight of the unexplained to do the heavy lifting. The book sits at a fascinating crossroads between true-crime reportage, folklore, and the supernatural, drawing on cases from around the world and across centuries. For anyone who has ever glanced over their shoulder at a creaking floorboard and wondered — this is the book that will confirm your suspicions that some things truly cannot be explained.
Author: C. B. Colby
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Some stories refuse to be explained — and Strangely Enough! by C. B. Colby is a masterful collection of exactly those kinds of tales. First published in the 1950s, this anthology chronicles some of the most baffling, spine-tingling, and inexplicable true accounts ever assembled in one volume, spanning ghostly encounters, premonitions, mysterious disappearances, and events that defy the boundaries of science and reason. Written with a journalist's sharp eye for detail, Colby presents each story with an air of calm authority that makes the strangeness all the more unsettling — these are not fairy tales, but reported incidents that left witnesses, investigators, and readers thoroughly confounded. A cornerstone of mid-20th-century paranormal literature, Strangely Enough! introduced generations of young readers to the thrilling idea that the world holds far more mysteries than it does answers. Colby's prose is crisp, accessible, and deceptively matter-of-fact, allowing the sheer weight of the unexplained to do the heavy lifting. The book sits at a fascinating crossroads between true-crime reportage, folklore, and the supernatural, drawing on cases from around the world and across centuries. For anyone who has ever glanced over their shoulder at a creaking floorboard and wondered — this is the book that will confirm your suspicions that some things truly cannot be explained.