{"product_id":"an-anthology-of-the-best-ghost-stories-from-bengal","title":"An Anthology of the Best Ghost Stories From Bengal","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"322\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"116\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"100\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Barnali Saha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"178\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"132\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bee Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"193\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"232\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9391618391\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"264\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 978-9391618391\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"322\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"309\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 192 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"346\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"815\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"399\"\u003eAn Anthology of the Best Ghost Stories From Bengal\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a fascinating collection of ghost stories written between 1838 and 1938, offering a peek into the \u003cstrong data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"532\"\u003eBengali psyche\u003c\/strong\u003e during a time of profound \u003cstrong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"601\"\u003esocial, cultural, and political change\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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