LEADER 02143nam 22004093 450 001 9910164099703321 005 20230220084620.0 010 $a1-78543-045-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000001056841 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7196887 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7196887 035 $a(NjHacI)993710000001056841 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001056841 100 $a20230220d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDevil Stories by Various 210 1$aLondon :$cCopyright Group,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (145 pages) 330 $aWhat is our darkest fear? Death? Or the thought of spending eternity in Hell for spreading evil in our three score and ten years on Earth. Whether we think of Hell or Hades as our final destination the idea of meeting any incarnation of the Devil - Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Iblis, and his other various given names the literary references and evidence we have suggests a conversation or anything at all with him would be a very big mistake. It is often said that the Devil, for such a feared entity, actually has very little power. Most ascribe to him (yes, I can't think of any references to the Devil described as a woman) only the power to suggest evil in the hearts of humans. From such thoughts a whole industry of evil has sprung and leapt into our culture. Whilst we might expect among our wordsmiths for Edgar Allan Poe to create a world of horror do we expect the same from Thackeray of Gorky. Probably not but they deliver. So, its time to summon up the courage and immerse ourselves in a good book as the night draws in ... 606 $aDevil in literature 615 0$aDevil in literature. 676 $a821.4 700 $aThackeray$b William Makepeace$0163526 701 $aIrving$b Washington$0138711 701 $aPoe$b Edgar Allan$07382 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164099703321 996 $aDevil Stories by Various$93010547 997 $aUNINA