The Perilous Deep - A Supernatural History of the Atlantic

The fantastical stories of ghosts and monsters engendered by the Atlantic ocean.

About the author

Karl Bell is associate professor in cultural and social history and codirector of the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth. His books include The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack.

Product details

• Authors: Bell Karl
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 23.09.2025
• EAN: 9781836390909
• ISBN: 978-1-83639-090-9
• Illustrations: 39 illustrations, 21 in colour
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Atlantic Ocean, Folklore, myths & legends, Myth & legend told as fiction, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)